4 Healthcare Positions for People Who Don’t Like People
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Many people are attracted to the healthcare industry by the personal desire to help other people.
After all, the healthcare system often catches people at their worst and provides many opportunities for connection, support and assistance.
But what if you just like science?
There is a whole host of people who want to practice their craft in the healthcare industry but who don’t necessarily have a strong personal drive to help people overcome health challenges on a daily basis. This also covers individuals who want to contribute to patient’s quality of life but don’t want to have the day-to-day interaction.
Fortunately, that doesn’t mean you can’t find a home in healthcare. Here are four healthcare positions that will allow you to enjoy healing sans social:
If you have a head for numbers and computers, you might enjoy a position as a Medical Coder. In this position, the Healthcare Coder takes confidential medical paperwork and codes it for insurance purposes. This person often works on an internal team as a remote secretary and has no patient interaction whatsoever. Medical coders need excellent written and verbal communication skills, customer service skills, critical thinking and computer skills appropriate to the position. Medical coders also need a basic understanding of medical terminology and regulatory requirements.
Average salaries for Medical Coder: $37,000
Common position requirements:
- High School or GED and completion of Coding Technical Training.
- One year coding experience.
- Preferred CCA – Certified Coding Associate, CCS – Certified Coding Specialist or RHIT – Registered Health Information Management Tech Certifications.
- Preferred Associate’s degree in Health Information Technology.
If your superpower is the pen and your favorite topic is medical and health sciences, you might enjoy a career as a medical writer. Medical writers work in several healthcare industries such as medicine, dentistry, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and psychology. Types of writing can vary from reports and research to practice-specific social media and marketing. The type of writing you do and the topic you write about will have a great impact on the position description and requirement for your particular job.
Average salaries for Medical Writer: $67,000
Common position requirements:
- Advanced degree in life sciences.
- 1+ years of medical writing/editing experience in the field.
- A clear, high-quality scientific writing style in the English language, and the ability to independently analyze and synthesize data from a broad range of disciplines.
- Experience writing, editing, reviewing and formatting clinical regulatory documents (e.g. clinical study protocols, clinical study reports and investigator brochures).
- Advanced scientific/technical reading, writing and editing skills.
The true scientist at heart loves vials, bottles and experiments. The perfect position for you would be a Laboratory Technician. Depending on the purpose of the lab and the industry of the employer, Laboratory Technicians provide prompt, efficient and accurate testing and inspection to support the company or organization’s operations. Laboratory Technicians are also often a part of the R&D team, conducting experimental testing and sample generation in support of research and new product development.
Average salaries for Laboratory Technician: $33,000
Common position requirements:
- Preferred Bachelor’s, Associate’s or Master’s degree in chemistry, physics or a related science.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Mathematical skills including algebra, trigonometry, basic statistics and the ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, proportions and probability.
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures.
- Ability to write reports, correspondence, test methods and procedures.
- Ability to communicate results and ideas by presentation to customers and coworkers.
- Communicate effectively with other personnel, departments, customers and vendors.
Pharmacy Technicians serve customers directly from time to time, but more often than not they are in the back counting pills and placing orders. This is a great position to put your pharmaceutical knowledge to work without having to engage with customers and patients very often. On a day-to-day basis, the Pharmacy Technician counts, packages and labels unit doses for inspection by pharmacist and assists pharmacists as directed, including filling orders and preparing labels. The Pharmacy Technician also maintains a strong knowledge of hospital policies and government regulations.
Average salaries for Pharmacy Technician: $27,000
Common position requirements:
- High School or GED.
- State and locality licenses as a Registered Pharmacy Technician.
- 1+ year hospital or retail Pharmacy Technician Experience
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Finally, four careers that will let you embrace your love of science without putting the “care” in healthcare. Use this list to search new openings on Simply Hired and find the best healthcare position for you.
