Career Investigations M

Units/Cluster(s):  

Unit: 1 Overview of Health Careers

Unit 2: Organizational Structure of the Hospital 

Unit 3: Leadership Qualities of a Healthcare Professional 

Unit 4: Safety in the Health Science Lab

Units/Cluster(s):  

Unit 5: Self Physical and Mental Care and Wellness 

Unit 6: Therapeutic Services

Unit 7: Diagnostic Services

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Unit 8: Health Informatics Services

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Unit 9: Biotechnology Research and Development

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Unit 10: Teamwork in Healthcare

Unit 11: Job Search - Resume and Interview

Unit 1 (2 Weeks) 

Overview of  Health Careers - Therapeutic Services,  Diagnostic Services, Health Informatics Services,  Support Services and  Biotechnology Research and Development

• Health Science exploration of CTE Clusters with Presentation

Unit 2 (1 Week) 

Organizational Structure of the Hospital - symbolic representation 

 Unit 3 (1 Week) 

Leadership Qualities of a Healthcare Professional

• Introduction to HOSA

Unit 4 (1  Week): Safety in the Lab

Health Science Safety Exam

Unit 5  (2 Weeks):

Self Physical and Mental Care and Wellness

Unit 6: Therapeutic Services (2 weeks) 

Careers:

• Nursing

• Physical Therapy

• Emergency Medical Technician 

• Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician 

• Patient Care Tech 

• Medical Assistant

Medical Terminology

Procedures and Medical Equipment used 

Infection Control (2 weeks) 

• Create a chain of infection showing the cycle

• D.I.G.S. Artifact Analysis Students find violations of infection control in simulated hospital room 

Unit 7: Diagnostic Services  (2 weeks) 

Careers: 

• Medical Technologist

• EKG Technician 

• Phlebotomy Technician

• Radiologic (XRAY) Technologist

Medical Terminology

Procedures and Medical Equipment Used 

Fall Common Collaborative Assessment

Unit 8: Health Informatics Services 

Careers: 

• Medical Coding Specialist

• Medical Records Specialist

• Medical Records Clerk

Medical Terminology - Students use medical terminology to translate  a patient’s chart. 

Unit 9: Support Services &  Biotechnology Research and Development

Careers: 

• Biomedical Engineer

• Biomedical Equipment Technician 

• Environmental Services 

• Research Scientist 

Suggestion for Guest Speaker - from CBET College of Biomedical Technology

Unit 9: Teamwork in Health Science 

Project Based Learning

Students solving common problems in small Groups. 

This problem needs to be defined as one that uses all of the CTE,  Science, and Math concepts taught for the year

Unit 10: Job Search - Resume and interview 

Spring Common 

Collaborative Assessment

Additional Activities:

Icebreakers (1st week) 

• Find someone in the classroom 

• Meet me in the middle

• Toilet paper 

• Self in a Sack

Gallery Walk for Leadership Qualities

Choices 360 Seven Year Plan, including HS program of study.

Additional Activities:

• Bedmaking Skills

• Taking Vital Signs

• Building an ambulance using specific materials

• Interview a healthcare professional in a therapeutic career.

Additional Activities:

• Vital Signs - Creating a case study and medical documentation of vital signs

Additional Activities:

• Resume Writing

• Interview practice with Peers

• Thank you note writing for interview follow up.

Required Project: 

Organizational Structure of the Hospital Group Project

Required Project:

 Chain of infection

Required Project:

Design and Construction of a Model Prosthetic Limb

Required Project: 

Team PBL and 

Hospital Heroes

Inquiry Notebook?: 

Design Process and PBL

Inquiry Notebook?: 

Design Process and PBL

Inquiry Notebook?:  

Design Process and PBL

Inquiry Notebook?:  

Design Process and PBL

Employability Skills:

Professionalism

Employability Skills:

Teamwork-Problem Solving

Employability Skills:

Communication Skills

Employability Skills:

Conflict Resolution-Leadership