Dream Job

Find Your Dream Job (100 Points)

Let’s find your dream job! You will do research to find your dream job in the health field and what type of education and skills you will need to get this job. The purpose of this activity is to help you gain a better understanding of how your intended major, future education goals, and skills need to be applied to the career you want. You will need to download your completed assignment as a PDF and add it to your ePortfolio under the “Dream Job” section in Assignments.

  1. To get started, complete the following quiz: https://advance.appily.com/careers/healthcare/quiz 
  • What were your results? 

Scientist

  • Did they surprise you? Why or why not? 

I like doing data analysis and I like chemistry. It’s just a shock. 

  1. Find at least 3 job postings that you would be interested in applying to that requires the degree you are currently pursuing or a degree you’re interested in pursuing. Examples of where to search: Indeed.com, LinkedIn, USA Jobs, Glassdoor, or just Google the job you want to find! Copy and paste the job postings below. Answer the questions under each link in complete sentences. 
  • Job 1 Link: Gynecology nurse   
  • Identify the salary range: $90K-105k/yr
  • How much experience would be required to apply for that job?

Have experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a clinic, hospital, and other. 

Expertise in acute, primary, and chronic care

  •  What degrees, certifications or training is required?

Certified Women’s health nurse practitioner

  • What skills are and tasks are involved in performing the job you have found?

Positive attitude, excellent communication, knowledge of health and patient regulations, willingness to gain knowledge and clinical experience.

  • Job 2 Link: Developmental Pediatrics 
  • Identify the salary range: It’s not provided on the site. 
  • How much experience would be required to apply for that job?

Have experience in developmental pediatrics

  •  What degrees, certifications or training is required?

Have a current license as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Practice

And know BLS (basic life support)

  • What skills are and tasks are involved in performing the job you have found?

Managing behavioral disorders, participating in implementing a health screening program for infants. 

  • Job 3 Link: Radiology Nurse 
  • Identify the salary range: In the state of VA the lowest percentile is 68K and the median being 84K. 
  • How much experience would be required to apply for that job?

Minimum of 1 year nursing experience and critical care is preferred. 

  •  What degrees, certifications or training is required?

Must be a Registered Nurse in VA, have the BLS and ACLS certification. 

  • What skills are and tasks are involved in performing the job you have found?

Have great communication skills with patients, always be prepared to help out of not with a patient, have critical thinking abilities, 

Reflection: From the 3 job postings you found, choose one job you want the most. Why does this job appeal to you the most? What skills do you already possess that would help you to get this job? Identify skills you are still building or need more experience performing. Discuss options to sharpen or learn the skills you will need to gain.

I’ll go with a Gynecology nurse because my end goal is to be a nurse practitioner and the job I chose needs experience of a nurse practitioner. With the skills I have a positive attitude, and am willing to learn about clinical experience. The ones I have to work on are communication, my communication is good with others. I just think I need to be better and learn not to say the wrong things. Of course I would know the health and patient regulations as that is part of being a professional in the workplace, but also it could be worked on with the communication skills.