Types of Health
Home health aides and personal care aides help people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or cognitive impairment by assisting in their daily living activities. They often help older adults who need assistance.
Most licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (LPNs and LVNs) work full time, although about 1 in 5 worked part time in 2016. Many work nights, weekends, and holidays, because medical care takes place at all hours.
Nursing assistants, sometimes called nursing aides, help provide basic care for patients in hospitals and residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes. Orderlies transport patients and clean treatment areas.
Physician health programs are non-disciplinary in nature, which means that they may recommend discontinuation of practice, thorough evaluation and long-term monitoring, but they have no direct authority over licensure. PHPs themselves have no power to restrict or remove physicians from practice.
Registered nursing requires a large base of knowledge in order to assess, plan and intervene to promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness. While state laws govern the scope of nursing practice, it is usually patient needs that determine a nurse’s daily job activities.
Mental Health Therapist Salary Total annual pay for Mental Health Therapists is approximately $44K, and commissions account for a significant portion of this final number — around two in five on average.
Medical assistants also learn how to code both paper and electronic health records (EHRs) and how to record patient information. It can take several months for an assistant to complete training, depending on the facility.