Medical Positions
Forecast
 
Source: Florida Health Career
 
Medical Technologist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist
  Analyze human blood, tissues, and body fluids or supervise the performance pf thousands  
  Job Outlook:  
  Approximately 395 job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2005.  
     
Medical Laboratory Technician
  Often work under under the supervision of medical technologists to perform routine clinical laboratory on blood, tissue, and body fluids to help the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.  
  Job Outlook:  
  Approximately 236  job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2005.  
     
Medical Assistant  
  Assist physicians in their offices or other medical settings, performing clerical and/or clinical duties.  
  Job Outlook:  
  Approximately 906  job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2005.  
  Sites of Training:  
  Lindsey Hopkins Technical Center  
  Miami Technical Institute  
  Miami Skill Center  
  Robert Morgan Vocational Technical Center  
     
Medical Secretary  
  Perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks necessary to keep an office or organization running smoothly.  
  Job Outlook:  
  Approximately 780  job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2005.  
     
Licensed Practical Nurse  
  Help care for ill or injured people and perform health maintenance duties under the direction of physicians, osteopathic physicians, dentists, and registered nurses.  
  Job Outlook:  
  Approximately 2,436  job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2005.  
     
Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Assistant  
  Perform simple, basic patient care under the supervision of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses.  
  Job Outlook:  
  Approximately 3,060 job openings are expected each year in Florida until 2005.  
  Sites of Training:  
  Hialeah High Adult Educational Center  
  Homestead Senior High  
  Lindsey Hopkins Technical Center  
  Miami Lakes Technical Education Center  
  Miami Northwestern Adult Center  
  Miami Skill Center  
  Robert Morgan Vocational Technical Center  
  South Dade Skills Center  
     
Internet Address: http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/  
   
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