Nov
02
What kind of job could I get if I take the “Medical Language for Health-Care Providers” Class in the hospital?
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Question: I’m 17 turning 18 in 3-4 months and was wondering what kind of job could I get in the hospital if I took a medical language course at my local community college because I heard from a friend of mine that I could get a job by taking the course but I don’t remember what kind of job. If you don’t know what other jobs in general are available to 17-18 year old in the hospital?
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November 2nd, 2009 at 11:05 am
Medical Language sounds like it’s just a medical terminology class which is often a required course for any health care job.
At my community college you have to take medical terminology/language in order to get the degree or certificate needed for these jobs:
Medical Assisting
Nursing
Medical Insurance (billing)
Phlebotomy
Coding
Dental Hygiene/Assisting
Radiology Technology (x-ray technologist)
and is recommended for Medical Receptionist and EKG techs.
If you have no training in the medical field I highly doubt you’ll be able to get a job in hospital besides at a coffee cart, cafeteria, or gift shop. You should check if the hospital has a volunteer program because some places have a set up where you volunteer for 6-12 months or so and afterwards they give you a scholarship and almost always have a job waiting for you once you’re done getting your education. You may even be able to have certain classes waived because you’ve been working(volunteering) in a hospital.