Healthcare Careers at the Maricopa Community
Colleges
The Maricopa Community Colleges offer more than 40 career options, concentrating
on those healthcare professions most in demand in Arizona. This includes
nursing and allied health programs such as medical radiology and pharmacy
technicians.
With more than 200 career opportunities in healthcare,
there are many choices to consider. Some healthcare professions involve
working directly with patients and side-by-side with physicians. Others
work behind the scenes and play a key role in keeping the healthcare
system running.
Allied Health Careers
Allied Health careers complement many areas of health care. The term
allied health refers to a group of diverse healthcare professionals
who perform essential work in collaboration with those in medicine,
nursing, and dentistry. Allied health professionals consist of workers
with different skill levels and degrees of knowledge.
Chiropractic Assistant
Clinical Research Associate
Clinical Research Coordinator
Clinical Lab Technician
Community Health Advocate for Diabetes
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Office Manager
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Dialysis Technician
Dietetic Technician
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
Emergency Medical Technician
Gerontology
Health Information Technician
Health Services Manager
Health Unit Coordinator
Histology Technician
Hospital Central Service Technician
Laboratory Assistant
Massage Therapist
Medical Assistant
Medical Biller
Medical Coder – Hospital Based and Physician
Based
Medical Radiographer
Medical Transcriptionist
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Patient Care Technician
Perioperative Nurse
Pharmacy Technician
Phlebotomist
Physical Therapist Aide
Physical Therapist Assistant
Radiation Therapy Technologist
Respiratory Therapist
Surgical Technologist
Nursing Careers
Nursing is a profession that is both an art and science and focuses
on caring for the person and family in a variety of health settings.
Nursing places its focus not only on a particular health problem, but
also on the whole patient and his or her response to treatment. Care
of the patient and a strong base of scientific knowledge are important
elements. Nurses are teachers, managers, and providers of health care
in hospitals, clinics, schools, and many community based settings. There
are many educational pathways to become a nurse.
Nurse Assistant
Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse * (this title may be used after
successfully meeting the State Board of Nursing licensure requirements)
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