Dietetic Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dietetic Technicians assist dietitians in evaluating, organizing, and conducting nutrition service and programs for school, hospitals, and industry. They:

~        Gather and evaluate diet histories.

~        Assist in planning patients meals.

~        Provide nutritional counseling.

~        Conduct food services operations.

~        Oversee food preparation and services.

~        Maintain record.

Average Salary: $16,000-$30,000

Educational Requirements:

Students wanting to become dietetic technicians should graduate from high school with a well-rounded program. High school business courses may prove helpful.

Dietetic technicians must complete a two-year Associate’s Degree program that is accepted by the American Dietetic Association. They must pass a Commission on Dietetic Registration examination.

Choose The Right!!!!

Students Success Statement

“Tell me what is right and I will fight for it”

Woodrow Wilson

Reflection: This means that if you know that something is good for, to go for it . 

Dialysis Technicians

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dialysis Technicians operate machines that remove waste and excess fluid from the blood of patients whose kidneys can no longer carry out those functions. Dialysis technicians are also referred to as renal dialysis technicians, hemodialysis technicians, or nephrology technicians. They work under the supervision of physicians, primarily in hospitals and clinics.

Dialysis technicians must fully understand the operation of the kidney machines. They are responsible for their operation, cleaning, and sterilization. They must also fully understand their patients needs. Dialysis technicians carefully monitor and record weight and vital sings before, during, and after the blood cleansing procedures. Additionally, they instruct patients about in-home treatments.  Because dialysis technicians work with blood, they must exercise strict safety precautions against inflection diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”

Margaret Chase Smith

Reflection: this means that you don’t always have to fit in the crowd or with the popular people. The right people to be with are not always popular they are the ones with the good moral characters. 

Dental Laboratory Technicians

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dental laboratory technicians specialize in different areas of dental and orthodontic work. Their jobs usually include making and repairing dentures, crowns, and braces. They work in dental schools, commercial dental laboratories, hospitals, dental clinics, and for manufacturers of dental prostheses. Dental laboratory technicians:

~       Repair denture lining.

~       Choose and mount replacement teeth.

~       Construct denture frames

~       Identify needed prostheses repair

~       Make and fix braces

~       Cast plaster dental molds.

~       Clean and polish prostheses

Average Salary: $22,000-$33,000

Educational Requirements:

Dental laboratory technicians must have a high school diploma or GED certificate before starting dental laboratory training.

Dental laboratory technicians must have attend a community college, vocational school, or dental school to learn their skills. Programs are usually two years in length.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Student Success Statement

“The reward of a job well done is to have done it”

Reflection: this means that the best reward for doing something is knowing you have done and good job.

Student Success Statement

“The reward of a job well done is to have done it”

Reflection: this means that the best reward for doing something is knowing you have done and good job.