Health Care | Mental Health | Psychology-related

OHPA=Office of Health Professions Advising at Virginia Tech
OHPA recommends these resources for health careers and professions exploration:

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Explore Health Careers.org
Info on a very wide variety of health careers. Search for careers and for schools to prep you for careers. Professional profiles and student profiles.

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National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education > Life Works: explore health & medical science careers
Descriptions of health careers, educational preparation, career interviews.

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American Medical Association (AMA) > Education & Careers
> Careers in Health Care

Also see OHPA health professions undergraduate preparation

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Healthcare Occupations in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Publication of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

AllHealthJobs.com
Professions include administration, allied health, dental, nursing, pharmacy (incl. sales), and physician jobs; with specialties within each profession.

Alliant Medical Staffing.com
Specializes in travel nursing, therapy, radiology and other allied health profession jobs.

Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.org
40 programs, 400 employees; serves cities of Roanoke and Salem, and counties of Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke. Employment opps on org web site.

Emeritus Senior Living.com > healthcare, nursing, hospitality, and administrative jobs
Search jobs by type, location.

Healthcare Industry Jobs.net
"Medical career information website.... requirements and aspects of various medical careers; salary information, requirements for certification, and required coursework information."

Health Care Job Store.com
Wide variety of health care jobs.

Health Care Pathway.com
Information on many careers in healthcare. Over 90 specific occupations detailed within broad categories of direct patient care, health care facility support, imaging and diagnostics, health informatics / business.

Healthcare Recruitment.com
Jobs in nursing, travel healthcare, radiology, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehab, and labs.

HealthEcareers.com
Job listings.

Health-medical-jobs.com
Variety of categories, from administration to laboratory to research to therapy.

hireMedical.com
Medical and allied health jobs and career
resources.

Med Careers.com
Job listings.

Medical Career Info.com
Purpose of site is to familiarize you with the requirements and aspects of various medical careers (not a job listing web site).

Medical & Health Care Jobs
On NationJob.com.

Planned Parenthood.org
Jobs, volunteer positions, internships

ScienceCareers.org
Search over 60 disciplines from agriculture to zoology, including health-related . Includes faculty and postdoctoral jobs.

Soliant.com
Medical jobs, including travel medical jobs and school-based medical jobs.

Take Care Jobs.com
Take Care Health Systems, part of Walgreen's Health and Wellness Division.
Jobs include: Administrative, Clerical, Clinical Support, Collaborative Physician, Dental\Hygienists, Director of Site Operations, Family Nurse Practitioner, Fitness, Health Center Management, Human Resources, Integrated Care\Wellness, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Operations, Physical Therapy, Physician, Physician Assistant, Project Management, Registered Nurse, Temporary Nurse
Requested posting for VT students.

Virginia Health Careers Manual (on VCU.edu)
Choosing among health careers, educational planning and financial aid info.

Virginia Hospital Center.com > jobs
Arlington, VA, location

Biohealthmatics.com
"career networking site dedicated to biotechnology and healthcare IT professionals."

hireBio.com
Biotechnology jobs, including bioinformatics, research, etc, and career resources.

Health Management Careers.org
About the variety of job functions and work settings, including first jobs, in health care management.

Gerontology career opportunities
Virginia Tech Center for Gerontology

Gerontology: Careers in Aging
VCU Department of Gerontology assembled these resources.

Mental Help Net
See "jobs" for mental health jobs.

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Healthcare Occupations in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Publication of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
> Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
> Registered Nurses

Aya Healthcare.com
Travel, per diem and permanent nursing jobs

Best Nursing Degree.com
Includes explanations of degree programs and nursing career paths; expert advice which addresses over 25 nursing specialties.

Continental Nurses.com - Travel Nursing Agency
Travel nursing and permanent jobs.

hireNursing.com
Nursing jobs and career resources.

NovaPro travel nurse staffing.com
Nursing and related health professions staffing

Nurses123.com
Nursing jobs by specialty (with number of jobs available for each specialty)

Nursing Career Center on Nursing-School-Degrees.com
Career Services does NOT endorse any specific online or other degree programs.
This link is provided for the CAREER INFORMATION on this site.
Descriptions of over 100 nursing career specialties.
Also on this site: explanation of nursing degree programs, guide to finding nursing programs by state, and distance learning and online programs.

Nursing-Jobs.us
Must register to view job listings

Travel Nursing Jobs at Travel Nurses Now.com
Helps Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals find the best travel nursing jobs and per diem nursing jobs.

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Pharmacists in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Publication of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
> Pharmacoepidemiologist in Epidemiologists
> Pharmacologists in Medical Scientists
> More pharmacy related professions in alpha index P

hireRx.com
Pharmaceutical jobs, including sales, research, drug development, and career resources.

Eli Lilly.com > Careers
See student opportunities for internships, MBA opps, post-doc fellowships, PharmDs, etc.

American Physical Therapy Association.org
See careers and education.

Physical Therapy career information in the Occupational Outlook Handbook
Publication of the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

American Psychological Association.org
See "Education" and "Careers"
On the APA website, specific recommended resources:
> Careers in Psychology (52-page PDF)
> APA 2009 convention report: Debt, Salaries and Careers in Psychology: What you need to know about the employment landscape (51-page PDF)

Association for Psychological Science.org

Psychology Career Center | All Psychology Careers.com
Explore careers: psychologists, counselors, social work fields, therapists.
Licensure information re psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists.
Salary data.
Hot psychology topics and information about many psychology fields.
Research schools and programs for advanced degrees; caveat: students researching graduate programs should contact your faculty for advice. Note whether a website is providing a comprehensive list of schools/programs or is promoting schools/programs as paid advertisers.

Psychology Career Center.org > Psychologist and Psychology Careers
Career specializations detailed.
Includes psychology job search resources and salary info.
Lists accredited schools and colleges.

Career Paths w/master's degree in psychology on Master of Psychology.com
Career Services does NOT endorse any online degree programs.
This link is provided for the CAREER INFORMATION on this site.

Psychology Specialties and Expert Interviews on OnlinePsychologyDegrees.com
Career Services does NOT endorse any online degree programs.
This link is provided for the CAREER INFORMATION on this site.

Also see career category: nonprofit, social & human service... for more resources.

Social Service.com
The job site for jobs in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, mental health, case management, employee assistance, volunteer management, substance abuse treatment, domestic violence, community development, mentoring, youth development, child welfare, developmental disabilities and all other areas of social services.

Social work careers on sociology degree programs.com
Career information and outlook on social work careers, including: Case Manager, Child Protective Services, Clinical Social Worker, Crisis Worker, Family Therapist, Hospice Worker, Medical Social Worker, Nursing Home Director, Play Therapist, Recreation Specialist, School Social Worker, Social Worker, Victim Advocate, Volunteer Coordinator.

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Federal Occupational Health
Has occupational health centers and wellness/fitness centers located throughout the country and a large network of medical professionals, environmental specialists, and counselors.

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
See job opportunities.

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U.S. Public Health Service.gov Commissioned Corp
Uniformed service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; career opportunities and paid student externships.

Virginia Department of Health

Students preparing for health profession careers are welcomed and strongly encouraged to use services of the Office of Health Professions Advising [OHPA] at Virginia Tech, housed within Career Services.
OHPA serves STUDENTS IN ALL MAJORS.

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Biochemistry Department at Virginia Tech

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Biological Sciences Department at Virginia Tech

Chemistry Department at Virginia Tech

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Human Development Department at Virginia Tech

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Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise Department at Virginia Tech

Sociology Department at Virginia Tech

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Psychology Department at Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute