Sonographer (Ultrasound Technician)

       Sonographer (Ultrasound Technician)

Duties and Responsibilities: However, it is almost impossible to find a job in ultrasound anywhere in the United States at this point. The market is totally saturated everywhere! I've applied to almost 100 positions in the past three months, and I've only had one interview (which was a total joke). So if you need to be able to support yourself, I'd suggest that you look at a different career! The only way I could recommend going into ultrasound is if you don't mind busting your hump for two or more years and then having no job to show for it!

I don't think that the pay at doctors' offices is significantly lower; HOWEVER, jobs at doctors' offices are harder to come by. It's rare to start out at a doctor's office, because most of these jobs are considered to be plum jobs (daytime hours, no call necessary, a more relaxed working environment, etc).

Salary:  $23,000

Education: The pregnancy ultrasound is one of the tasks carried out by the ultrasound technician. It is an imaging test using sound waves in seeing how a baby develops in the womb. It is used in checking the female pelvic organs when a woman is pregnant. In doing the test as you lie down, the technician will place a water-based, clear gel on your pelvis area and belly, after which a hand-held probe will be moved over the area. Through gel, sound waves will be transmitted, bouncing off the structures of the body, including the baby developing, thus creating a picture on the ultrasound machine.

Here is some basic information on ultrasound technician training for those aspiring to be ultrasound technicians. You would start your training by enrolling in a two-year associate’s degree in allied health or ultrasound tech, or you can obtain a certificate from a vocational school. Generally you would take courses in the classroom and get clinical training at a hospital or clinic as a requirement for graduation. You want to choose a school that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs, and that has a strong reputation in your city. You should also consider the cost when choosing a school.

Student Success Statement

           Student Success Statement
                    "Manners Maketh Man"
                                            William of Wykem

Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian

  Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian

Environmental Health Specialists/Sanitarians administer environmental and health programs for both public and private agencies and organizations in food protection and safety, water protection, air quality, noise, industrial and land pollution, sewage disposal, hazardous and toxic substances, solid waste management, emergency management and institutional health.

Registration signifies a level of expertise and competence based on education and experience that is nationally recognized within the environmental health profession. Examination has the primary purpose of protecting the public by eliminating the unqualified from professional practice. It is not designed to identify the most competent members of the profession, but to assure a minimum level of competence among all practitioners.

Salary: $50,000

Education: Have your official college/university transcript sent directly to MD H.

A baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree in environmental health, sanitary science, sanitary engineering or other related environmental health field which includes at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hour credits in the physical or biological sciences.

Research Scientist

                   Research Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities: Research within life sciences covers a whole range of scientific disciplines including neurosciences, plant sciences, physiology, pharmacology, cancer studies, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics, biotechnology and stem cell research. The work is close to the medical sciences but also crosses over into other areas such as biochemistry.

Researchers within this field are primarily involved in planning, conducting and analyzing experiments, either with a definite end use (to develop new products, processes or commercial applications) or to broaden scientific understanding in general.

Salary: $80,000

Education: Research scientists are naturally inquisitive. Their work requires analytically skills and attention to detail in order to design repeatable procedures and record results accurately. Research scientists report their findings in publications and oral presentations, requiring excellent communication and writing skills.

Respiratory Therapy Assistant

           Respiratory Therapy Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:  Respiratory therapy technicians evaluate, monitor, treat and care for patients with breathing disorders. They provide specific respiratory procedures under the supervision of doctors and respiratory therapists. They perform various tests and based primarily on the test results, a breathing treatment program is created for the patient. Most respiratory therapy technicians are employed in hospitals, however some work in doctor offices, respiratory clinics and nursing homes.

Some of the duties of therapists and technicians overlap, however the therapists have more responsibility. Therapists provide more complex therapies which need independent judgement. Respiratory therapists consult with doctors and other healthcare personnel in order to create and modify the treatment strategies for patients.

          ·         Test the capacity of a patient's lungs

          ·         Treat patient's health problems such as asthma, emphysema, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia and bronchitis

          ·         Adhere to the safety rules of the equipment

          ·         Perform diagnostic procedures to evaluate the severity of the patient's respiratory problem

          ·         Provide respiratory care using well-defined therapeutic techniques under the supervision of doctors and respiratory therapists

         ·         Interview and examine patients in order to gather data

         ·         Utilize ventilators, aerosol, various types of oxygen equipment and breathing treatments

         ·         Explain treatments to patients

         ·         Evaluate patient's response to treatments

         ·         Modify treatments

         ·         Monitor patient's during their treatments

         ·         Clean and sterilize respiratory therapy equipment

         ·         Test equipment

         ·         Keep records of patient's therapy

Salary: $56,146

Education:  Most entry-level jobs for respiratory therapy technicians require at least an associate degree in respiratory therapy, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. O*Net Online reported that 52 percent of those working in the occupation had associate degrees, while 40 percent had some college but hadn't earned a degree. The remaining 8 percent had earned bachelor's degrees. Training programs typically include instruction in operating and maintaining equipment, collecting patient data, sanitation, patient monitoring, installing respiratory assistance devices and airway management.