HEAR FROM PROFESSIONALS. LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE. NEBRASKA CAREER TOURS WHAT TO EXPECT... INTERVIEWS Each vide cntains interviews with emplyees and business representatives discussing wrk requirements, educatin levels, salary and jb prspects. TOURS Experience virtual industry turs that prvide a unique pprtunity t get a glimpse inside Nebraska-based cmpanies withut leaving yur hme r classrm. INFORMATION Thrughut the vides yu will find valuable infrmatin regarding jb markets, salaries, and educatinal requirements t help yu identify a pssible career path. TEACHER DISCUSSION GUIDE www.necareerturs.cm
HEAR FROM PROFESSIONALS. LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE. NEBRASKA CAREER TOURS HEALTH SCIENCES This cluster rients students t careers that prmte health, wellness, and diagnsis as well as treat injuries and diseases. Sme f the careers invlve wrking directly with peple, while thers invlve research int diseases r cllecting and frmatting data and infrmatin. TEACHER DISCUSSION GUIDE www.necareerturs.cm
NOTE TO INSTRUCTOR: Nte t instructr: Belw are suggested activities and questins t accmpany the virtual industry tur. Each cmpnent may be used individually r mdified t fit the needs f yur classrm. Fr mre infrmatin n this Career Cluster, visit these websites: http://www.educatin.ne.gv/nce/careerclustersresurces.html http://h3.ne.gv/h3/ http://www.nebraskacareercnnectins.rg BELL RINGER: Pst n a writing surface fr students t answer as they enter the rm. They will respnd individually in their ntes. Then have students share with a partner r discuss as a class. The leading cause f death in the United States is heart disease. A healthy diet and exercise can help prevent this illness. List all fruits and vegetables yu cnsumed and exercise yu cmpleted yesterday. ANTICIPATORY SET: Guide students t think abut the imprtance f the Health Sciences Career Cluster by prviding each with a Health Science Bing wrksheet. Give these instructins: Raise yur hand if yu have played Bing befre. Tday we will be playing a frm f human bing. In each bx f the wrksheet is a descriptr. When we begin, yu will find individuals t whm the descriptrs apply. Have the individual initial the bx n the bing sheet. A persn may nly sign yur paper ne time. When yur wrksheet is cmpleted, return t yur desk. Questins? Allw abut fur minutes fr this activity. Then ask these questins: Hw many were able t cmplete the entire bing sheet? What bxes were the mst challenging t get filled? All f the descriptrs are related t the Health Science Career Cluster. Mst f us have interacted with prfessinals in this area at ne time r anther. INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS: Ask the fllwing questins t students in jurnal frm r alud. If asking alud, have students share with a partner first, then ask tw r three students t share. Respnses will vary. Remember these respnses are based n the students knwledge prir t watching the virtual tur.
When yu think f Health Sciences, what types f jbs cme t mind? Are these careers YOU might be interested in? CONTENT: Shw the 15-minute virtual industry tur, which features three businesses t the class: www.necareerturs.cm Students may individually view the vide nline as well. Have students cmplete the guided ntes wrksheet as they learn abut the Career Cluster. Intrduce the virtual tur by saying: Tday we will watch a vide highlighting three different businesses in the Health Sciences Career Cluster. Each business will describe their invlvement in the industry, as well as the different careers assciated with this area. FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS: Ask the fllwing questins t students after they view the virtual industry tur. Questins can be given as jurnal questins r asked alud. Questins can als be assigned individually r in grups. 1. Hw wuld yu define this Career Cluster? The Health Sciences Cluster invlves careers that prmte health, wellness and diagnsis as well as treat injuries and diseases. Sme careers wrk directly with peple while thers invlve research int disease r cllecting and frmatting data and infrmatin. 2. What surprised yu abut this Career Cluster? Answers will vary. 3. What types f careers are included in this Career Cluster? Dctr, nurse, phlebtmist, radilgist, pharmacist, dietician, fd service, psychlgy, scial wrk and CNA. Other careers nt mentined in the vide: Bimedical engineer, lab technician, medical scientist, quality assurance technician, quality cntrl technician, cardivascular technlgist, exercise psychlgist, medical technlgist, nuclear medicine technlgist, radilgic technlgist, data analyst, health care administratr, health infrmatin cder, health service manager, medical recrds technician, dietary technician, facilities manager, fd service, hspital maintenance engineer, dental hygienist/assistant, fitness trainer, hme health aides, registered nurse and surgical technician. A few careers mentined in the virtual tur are nt technically part f the Health Sciences Career Cluster. Hwever, these jbs are an essential part f the industry. They include: Assembly line wrker, electrical engineer,
mechanical engineer, management, husekeeping, finance, marketing and drafting. Nte t instructr: This wuld be a gd time t explain t students that this Career Cluster can be divided int five Career Pathways including: - Bitechnlgy research and develpment - Diagnstic services - Health infrmatics - Supprtive services - Therapeutic services Each Career Pathway has a mre narrw skill set fr the ccupatins within this pathway. Fr mre infrmatin abut these careers, have students visit: http://h3.ne.gv/h3/h3bycluster. xhtml?param=8.0000 4. What careers and jbs in this Career Cluster culd be btained immediately after high schl graduatin? Husekeeping, fd service, and certified nurse s assistant (CNA). Many jbs in this Career Cluster require sme type f degree. Other examples: Data entry, dietary manager, dental assisting, health aide, medical assistant and equipment repair Fr mre infrmatin abut these careers, have students visit: http://www.educatin.ne.gv/nce/careerclusters/2013/ HEALTH.pdf 5. The vide mentined an increase in jbs in this Career Cluster, especially nursing and residential care facilities. What factrs cntribute t this increase? Aging ppulatin, verall ppulatin increase, increasing health risk factrs including stress and besity and natinal health care refrm t increase service t all individuals 6. Fifty percent f student interns btain full-time emplyment at the place f their internship. Why? What are ther benefits f internships? The benefit fr the business is that it is very expensive t hire peple fr jbs. Cmpanies like the pprtunity t try ut an emplyee withut having t fully hire them. If the intern fits int the culture f the cmpany, they are mre likely t hire them. Wrk experience t include n resume and fr future jbs, gain knwledge and experience, expsure t real
tasks f the jb t help determine if this is a future career, sme internships are paid, ptential t earn cllege credit, netwrk with prfessinals in the career field, develp new skills, and develp cnfidence. 7. The Mary Lanning Healthcare pharmacist mentined jb shadwing in the 7th grade. What is the difference between a jb shadw and an internship? Where in ur lcal cmmunity culd yu cmplete a jb shadw in this Career Cluster? Answers will vary. Lcal pprtunity respnses will be based n lcal cmmunity and area. Culd include: Veterinary ffices, physical and ccupatinal therapy centers, dialysis centers, nursing hme and hspital. Jb shadwing is generally shrt (ne r tw days), upaid, usually bserving and watching. Internships are generally a summer r semester experience, can be paid, and invlve cmpletin f tasks with supervisin. 8. The Scanmed tur demnstrated sldering a prt t a cil. Hw is this jb part f the Health Sciences Career Cluster? What ther careers are essential t the industry? While assembly line wrk and engineering are nt technically part f the Career Cluster, they are essential careers in the industry. Many careers crss ver between the Career Clusters. The creatin f medical tls is imperative t health care. Answers will vary: Lawyer, insurance, banking, cmmunicatins, marketing, educatin, infrmatin technlgy and mre. 9. Cre academic skills include reading, written cmmunicatin, listening, speaking, and mathematical reasning with prblem slving. Hw might these cre academic skills be used in this Career Cluster? Answers will vary. Here are a few examples: Pharmacist must be prficient at reading labels fr side effects, dsing instructins and mre. Nurses must be able t write and type descriptins f patient bservatins and stats. Listening and speaking is very imprtant fr a care prvide t cmmunicate effectively with the family f patient. Math and prblem slving is used daily by design engineers t create and imprve medical devices. 10. The virtual industry tur mentined three traits emplyers seek when hiring. What ther Career Readiness Skills shuld a desirable applicant pssess? Answers will vary.
11. The Mary Lanning Healthcare CEO discussed the bradness f their business. What benefits exist fr a healthcare cmpany t have several cmpnents and services? Imprved cmmunicatin between all dctrs and physicians in all aspects f treatment and care, crdinatin fr scheduling appintments between different departments, clser lcatin f services fr patients and pprtunity t share emplyees and administratin. 12. A majrity f Health Science careers are cnsidered high skill ccupatins. What des this mean? High skill ccupatins require sme frm f training and educatin beynd high schl. Fr mre infrmatin, have students visit: http://h3.ne.gv/h3/ EXTENDED LEARNING ACTIVITIES: The fllwing are suggested activities that will increase student learning and expsure t this career cluster. Visit a nursing hme. Organize a cmmunity bld drive. Take a CPR r first aid curse. Cmplete CNA (Nursing Assistant Certificatin) r EMT (Emergency Medical Technical Basic) training. Jb shadw r assist the sprts therapist at sprts activities. Duties can include helping tape ankles Select a career frm this Career Cluster. Research the career and present infrmatin t the class in the frm f an ral presentatin, pster, PwerPint, imvie r Prezi presentatin. Infrmatin t find includes: Salary, educatin required, typical day schedule, psitive aspects f the jb and negative aspects f the jb. Make a list f the Career Readiness Skills that are persnal strengths. Then make a list f the skills and behavirs required fr a career in Health Sciences. Cmpare the list t determine what Career Readiness Skills need t be strengthened fr emplyment in this Career Cluster. Cmplete a mck jb applicatin and jb interview with a lcal Health Sciences emplyer. Cnstruct a resume fr a specific career in this Career Cluster. Meet with the schl cunselr t discuss classes that wuld help prepare a student fr careers in this Career Cluster. Als, discuss certificatins that can be btained during high schl. Identify a pst-secndary institutin that ffering certificatins r degrees that culd be utilized in this Career Cluster. Obtain and cmplete admissins and schlarship applicatins fr the schl r prgram.
ANSWER KEY FOR STUDENT GUIDE WWW.NECAREERTOURS.COM HEALTH SCIENCE Has been t the dentist this year Has been t the dctr this year Has taken medicine in the past mnth Has received a sht this year Has had a brken bne Brushed teeth tday Has had an x-ray Visited smene in the hspital this year Visited smene in a nursing hme Has had a visin test Has had a hearing test Has exercised this week
STUDENT GUIDE WWW.NECAREERTOURS.COM HEALTH SCIENCES Name: Instructins: Questins 1, 2 and 3 shuld be answered by watching all three sectins f the virtual industry tur. www.necareerturs.cm 1. List eight careers mentined during the virtual industry tur: 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8. 2. List three Career Readiness Skills emplyers want t use everyday n the jb: 1. 2. 3. 3. Where is each business lcated? Business Lcatin Mary Lanning Healthcare Tabitha Scanmed Instructins: The fllwing questins are specific t the Mary Lanning Healthcare sectin. 4. Describe what Mary Lanning Healthcare des: 5. By 2022, pharmacy related careers are expected t increase by what percent? 6. Hw many clleges in Nebraska ffer prgrams in Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmacy Tech?
7. Hw many years f educatin beynd high schl are required t becme a pharmacist? 8. Describe the respnsibilities f a pharmacist within a healthcare facility: 9. What percentage f pharmacists are male? Female? 10. What percent f interns becme full-time emplyees at the place f their internship? Instructins: The fllwing questins are specific t the Tabitha sectin. 11. Describe the services prvided by Tabitha: 12. Hw many peple are emplyed by Tabitha? 13. By 2022, nursing and residential care facilities emplyment is expected t increase by what percentage? 14. Hw many cunties in Nebraska are served by Tabitha? 15. Hw many Scial Wrk prgrams are ffered in Nebraska clleges? Instructins: The fllwing questins are specific t the Scanmed sectin. 16. Describe what Scanmed des: 17. On averagem hw much are mechanical and electrical engineers paid per hur? 18. What percent f Health Science ccupatins are cnsidered high skill?
ANSWER KEY FOR STUDENT GUIDE WWW.NECAREERTOURS.COM HEALTH SCIENCE Instructins: Questins 1, 2 and 3 shuld be answered by watching all three sectins f the virtual industry tur. www.necareerturs.cm 1. List eight careers mentined during the virtual industry tur: 1. Dctr/physician 5. 2. Nurse Assistant (CNA) 6. 3. Phlebtmist 7. 4. Radilgy technician 8. Pharmacist Nurse Electrical engineer Mechanical engineer (Others: husekeeper, dietary staff, hmemaker, manager, hspice aid, assembly line wrker, painter, carpenter) 2. List three Career Readiness Skills emplyers want t use everyday n the jb: 1. 2. 3. Share knwledge Prvide custmer service Establish and execute plans t cmpletin 3. Where is each business lcated? Business Mary Lanning Healthcare Lcatin Hastings, Nebraska Tabitha Lincln, Nebraska Scanmed Omaha, Nebraska Instructins: The fllwing questins are specific t the Mary Lanning Healthcare sectin. 4. Describe what Mary Lanning Healthcare des: Includes a hspital, cancer center and imaging center. 5. By 2022, pharmacy related careers are expected t increase by what percent? 13.2% 6. Hw many clleges in Nebraska ffer prgrams in Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmacy Tech? 4
7. Hw many years f educatin beynd high schl are required t becme a pharmacist? 8 8. Describe the respnsibilities f a pharmacist within a healthcare facility: In additin t cunting pills, examining drug interactins and health histry f patients, studying patient charts, making recmmendatins f medicine and deciding crrect dsages. 9. What percentage f pharmacists are male? 44% Female? 56% 10. What percent f interns becme full-time emplyees at the place f their internship? 50% Instructins: The fllwing questins are specific t the Tabitha sectin. 11. Describe the services prvided by Tabitha: Lng and shrt term care, living cmmunity, independent living, assisted living, private duty services, hmecare, adult day services, hspice and meals n wheels. 12. Hw many peple are emplyed by Tabitha? 1000 13. By 2022, nursing and residential care facilities emplyment is expected t increase by what percentage? 20.7% 14. Hw many cunties in Nebraska are served by Tabitha? 28 15. Hw many Scial Wrk prgrams are ffered in Nebraska clleges? 8 Instructins: The fllwing questins are specific t the Scanmed sectin. 16. Describe what Scanmed des: High tech, manufacturing, engineering, design and repair f medical devices and instruments. MRI machines are their speciality. 17. On averagem hw much are mechanical and electrical engineers paid per hur? $36-39 18. What percent f Health Science ccupatins are cnsidered high skill? 83.3%
HEAR FROM PROFESSIONALS. LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE. NEBRASKA CAREER TOURS ABOUT THIS PROJECT The virtual industry turs prvide a unique pprtunity fr students, parents and jb-seekers t experience Nebraska-based industries withut leaving the hme r classrm. The vides shwcase different businesses and industries in each f the sixteen Career Clusters in the Nebraska Mdel. In additin t the tur f the business r industry, the vides als cntain interviews with emplyees and managers discussing wrk requirements, educatin levels, salary and jb prspects. The vides prvide an accurate picture f tday s wrkplace, breaking dwn steretypes and assumptins while emphasizing the knwledge and skills required t be successful. The teacher and student guides are designed t enhance student learning fr each virtual tur. Fr the students, a guided ntes wrksheet is included t help them recrd imprtant infrmatin abut the career cluster. The teacher s guide includes a lessn plan cmplete with anticipatry set, intrductry questins, and discussin questins t fllw the virtual turs. SPONSORS It is the plicy f the Nebraska Department f Educatin nt t discriminate n the basis f sex, disability, race, clr, religin, marital status, age, r natinal rigin in its educatin prgrams, admissin plicies, emplyment, r ther agency prgrams. www.necareerturs.cm