Employment opportunities Flashcards
(25 cards)
urban
saturated
retirement areas
saturated
rural
non saturated usually
(EO) Employee of Company
Self Explanatory
(EO) Per diem position
On call, for company or for themselves
(EO) Contract
Be your own company, no benefits, higher wage
(EO) Contract companies
Work with travellers, they pay to help find housing, less benefits
Settings
Outpatient, acute hospitals, long term care, nursing homes (extended care facilities), home health, school system, academic education, hospice, sports, rehab hospital, research
Positions
Director, administrator, faculty, instructor (CEUs), senior, lead, supervisor, owner, CEO, staff
Practice area/ specialty
don’t need credentials, pediatrics, geriatrics, neurological, vestibular, wounds, oncology, orthopedics, sports, women’s health education, cardiopulmonary, adaptive sports, aquatic
PT, SLP, OT
Physical therapist, speech language pathologist, occupational therapist
patient is…
the most important
dietitian/nutritionist
good nutrition for proper rehab
physiatrist
Dr who specializes in rehab
Rehab Nurse (RN)
Self Explanatory
Psychologist
help them deal with life altering things
Respiratory
do they need help breathing?
Social Worker/Case manager
provide support, find services
prosthetist
make prosthetics for amputees
orthotist
make braces to support joints
audiologist
hearing impairments (they help those individuals)
spiritual/chaplain
spiritual “rehab”
recreational therapist
help improve leisure activities
vocational counseler
injury that doesn’t allow you to go back to previous career, helps you explore new options
