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The only entry-level job in nursing is that of a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), which is mostly found in hospitals, nursing homes, and residential care facilities. As part of their basic duties, CNAs take vital signs like temperature, blood pressure, weight, pulse, and breathing and write them down.

Community Health Workers provide preventive health services to prolong life, prevent disease, disability, and other health disorders or their progression, and to improve physical and mental health and well-being.

Dental assistants provide patient care, take x rays, keep records, and schedule appointments.

The Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) evaluates illnesses and injuries and provides basic emergency medical care; will transport ill or injured patients to hospitals.

Emergency Room Technicians assess, monitor, and move patients, take and move specimens between units, communicate with patients and their families, and resuscitate patients.

Customer Service Professionals provide information in response to customer inquiries about products and services. They may handle and resolve general complaints.

A Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist is an adult who has self-identified as having lived experience or supported a family member with the recovery process from mental illness, substance use disorder, or other significant traumas. Futuro Health provides financial support for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Training.

Medical Assistant programs prepare you for jobs in demand right now and provide a stepping-stone to many allied healthcare careers.

A medical billing and coding specialist is responsible for assigning specific codes to patient diagnoses and procedures, creating and submitting insurance claims, and ensuring the healthcare facility receives accurate and timely payment. Key duties include translating clinical data into codes using systems like ICD-10 and CPT, verifying insurance coverage, following up on rejected claims, managing patient billing inquiries, and maintaining patient records in electronic health records (EHR) systems.

Patient Care Technicians administer daily patient care under the direction of a registered nurse or nursing team, assisting with taking vital signs, patient movement, and other tasks.

Pharmacy technicians work under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, counting pills, putting medicines in containers, labeling, and packing, among other important tasks.

The primary responsibility of a phlebotomist is to collect blood samples from patients. The phlebotomists draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research.