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Occupational Description

All healthcare support workers not listed separately.

Employment Outlook for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

There are 30 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Medication Aide	6/7/10	Cottage Grove	$9.00/hr to $10.00/hr DOE
Dietary, Culinary Aide	6/9/10	Newport
Resident Assistant	6/21/10	John Day	$8.50/hr DOE
Relief Phlebotomist	6/19/10	Portland
Patient Services Technician Specialist	6/29/10	Mcminnville
Phlebotomist	6/28/10	Florence	DOE
On Call Caregivers	6/29/10	Salem	$8.50/hr to $9.00/hr DOE
Healthcare Billing Specialist	7/6/10	Milwaukie	$15.00/hr to $16.00/hr
Caregiver/Medication Aide	6/29/10	Eugene	$8.50/hr to $8.75/hr DOE
Activities Coordinator-Health Services	7/12/10	Portland	$11.75/hr to $12.25/hr DOE
P/T Physical Therapy Receptionist/Scheduler	7/21/10	Salem	$12.50/hr to $17.00/hr DOE
Certified Nursing Assistant CNA	7/21/10	Pendleton	DOE
Patient Services Technician Specialist	7/20/10	Wheeler
Phlebotomist	8/3/10	Lebanon
Phlebotomist	7/28/10	Baker City	DOE
Lead Case Manager, RN #18306	8/4/10	Portland	DOE
Residential/Regional Manager For Developmentally Disabled Adults	8/4/10	Boardman	$2,000/mo to $2,600/mo DOE, Neg.
Residential/Regional Manager For Developmentally Disabled Adults	8/4/10	The Dalles	$2,000/mo to $2,600/mo DOE, Neg.
Compliance Coordinator and Project Coordinator	8/16/10	Portland	DOE
Laboratory Assistant I/Phlebotomist -70204	8/11/10	Hillsboro
CMA - Certified Medication Aide	8/23/10	Pendleton	$16.00/hr DOE
Access Coordinator	8/20/10	Portland	$45,000/yr to $62,000/yr DOE
Phlebotomist (Req: 13882)	8/24/10	Albany	$11.93/hr to $17.51/hr DOE
Pharmacy Services Prior Authorization Coordinator	8/19/10	Portland	$13.65/hr DOE
Phlebotomist	9/2/10	Newport

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Job Openings from the Web for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 25 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 25 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Dietary/Culinary Aide	8/28/10	Lincoln City	SAMARITAN NORTH LINCOLN HOSPITAL
Phlebotomist	8/28/10	Klamath Falls
Evs Tech (Req #'S: 100825 A, 100825 B & 100825 C)	8/27/10
Phlebotomist	8/27/10	Portland	Providence Health & Services
Phlebotomist	8/25/10	Klamath Falls	LabCorp Laboratory Corporation of America
Per Diem Phlebotomist Needed!	8/19/10
Dietary Aide	8/17/10	Pendleton	Prestige Care and Prestige Senior Living
Patient Services Technician Specialist	8/13/10	Hood River	Labcorp
Dietary Aide	8/13/10	Springfield	Consonus Healthcare Services
Patient Services Technician Specialist	8/12/10	Hood River	Laboratory Corporation of America
Phlebotomist	8/11/10	Portland	Peace Health
Phlebotomist	8/10/10	Salem	Doctors CLinic, The
BLOOD BANK SPECIALIST	8/7/10	Portland	Adventist Medical Center
Phlebotomist	7/23/10	Medford	Providence Health & Services
Dietary Aide	7/21/10	Oregon City	Marquis Care at Oregon City
Patient Services Technician Specialist	7/16/10	Wheeler	Labcorp
Patient Services Technician Specialist	7/15/10	Wheeler	Laboratory Corporation of America
Dietary Aide	7/15/10	Portland	Consonus Healthcare Services
BLOOD BANK SPECIALIST	7/9/10	Portland	Adventist Medical Center
BLOOD BANK SPECIALIST	7/8/10	Portland	Adventist Medical Center
MOBILE EXAMINER / PHLEBOTOMIST	7/7/10	Roseburg
Patient Services Technician Specialist	6/29/10	McMinnville	Labcorp
Delivery Technician - Bend, OR	6/12/10	Bend	Apria Healthcare
Phlebotomist	6/8/10	Newport	Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
Pathologists' Assistant needed for one week in Oregon	6/5/10		CompHealth

State of Oregon License Information for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

License	License Authority Web Site
Chiropractic Assistants Certification	www.obce.state.or.us/
Midwife, Direct Entry	egov.oregon.gov/HLO/

Wages for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$10.75	$13.19	$15.74	$18.60	$21.50	$16.05	$33,389
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	13.60	15.10	16.93	19.82	26.07	18.01	37,479
Multnomah / Washington	13.30	14.87	17.20	19.41	22.16	17.47	36,337
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	11.68	13.48	16.26	19.77	22.98	16.91	35,179
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	10.75	12.42	14.63	17.05	20.37	14.96	31,107
Lane	8.91	9.60	12.93	16.23	19.37	13.62	28,325
Coos / Curry	10.24	11.28	13.78	16.18	18.06	13.95	29,014
Jackson / Josephine	10.56	11.92	13.93	15.62	18.55	14.17	29,458
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	8.43	9.38	14.00	17.41	21.44	14.32	29,788
Morrow / Umatilla	10.50	11.08	12.03	13.41	15.97	12.72	26,463
Baker / Union / Wallowa	9.67	10.44	11.68	14.20	16.11	12.42	25,834
Clackamas	15.01	16.61	18.41	20.10	22.89	18.72	38,934

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Regional Employment Projections for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	3,137	3,804	667	21.3%	67	39	105
Multnomah / Washington	1,259	1,515	256	20.3%	26	16	41
Lane	334	414	80	24.0%	8	4	12
Jackson / Josephine	313	372	59	18.8%	6	4	10
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	284	358	74	26.1%	7	4	11
Clackamas	222	286	64	28.8%	6	3	9
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	195	244	49	25.1%	5	2	7
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	165	209	44	26.7%	4	2	7
Douglas	92	105	13	14.1%	1	1	2
Morrow / Umatilla	55	59	4	7.3%	0	1	1
Klamath / Lake	49	56	7	14.3%	1	1	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	45	52	7	15.6%	1	1	1
Coos / Curry	44	49	5	11.4%	1	1	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	39	48	9	23.1%	1	1	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	26	37	11	42.3%	1	0	2
Baker / Union / Wallowa	26	31	5	19.2%	1	0	1

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	3,137
Total, All Industries	Private	2,699
Retail Trade	Private	38
Health and Personal Care Stores	Private	28
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Private	37
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	40
Administrative and Support Services	Private	39
Employment Services	Private	37
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	2,474
Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	894
Offices of Physicians	Private	196
Offices of Dentists	Private	27
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	Private	85
Outpatient Care Centers	Private	82
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	Private	380
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	Private	115
Hospitals	Private	1,407
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Private	1,407
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	Private	146
Nursing Care Facilities	Private	27
Community Care Facilities for the Elderly	Private	95
Social Assistance	Private	27
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	67
Personal and Laundry Services	Private	67
Personal Care Services	Private	67
Total, All Industries	Federal	203
Federal Government (Non-Postal)	Federal	203
Total, All Industries	Local	193
Educational Services	Local	102
Public Administration	Local	71
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support	Local	42
Administration of Human Resource Programs	Local	29

Educational Requirements for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Analyze Blood Samples
Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
Apply Medical Laboratory Techniques
Apply Patient Care Procedures
Apply Personal Care Procedures
Apply Quality Assurance Techniques
Collect Specimens For Medical Tests
Conduct Laboratory Research
Draw Blood
Feed Patients
Follow Medical Office Procedures
Give Enemas
Handle And Store Medical Laboratory Specimens
Label And Process Blood Samples
Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
Process Medical Records
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Provide Clerical Assistance To Physicians And Other Medical Practitioners
Provide Customer Service
Retrieve Files And Charts
Schedule Appointments
Set Up Patient Care Equipment
Take Vital Signs
Use Basic Mathematics
Use Clinical Sterilizing Techniques
Use Electronic And Mechanical Medical Laboratory Procedures
Use Medical Terminology
Weigh Patients

Schools and Training Providers for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

The training providers listed below offer programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.

American College of Healthcare Sciences
5940 SW Hood Ave
Portland, OR 97239-3719
Phone: (503) 244-0726
Programs of Training:

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Healthcare Support Workers, All Other matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Medical Assistants	44%
Dental Assistants	31%
Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers	31%

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