Other Requirements and Earning Potential:
Requires high school diploma. Approximate starting salary $19,000, with weekend and shift differential.

Health/Patient Care Technician

Health/patient care technicians provide basic nursing bedside assistance to patients. They function under the direct supervision of a licensed nurse.

Other Requirements and Earning Potential:
Requires high school diploma, CPR certification and current certification in Maryland as a Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.). Approximate starting salary of $19,000, with weekend and shift differential.

Medical Records Coder
Medical Records Coding is the process of translating diagnoses and procedure described by doctors or other medical professionals into codes that are recognized and accepted by Medicare and other insurance programs. Medical records coders allow doctors and hospitals to be compensated for the services, which they deliver, and allows individuals to be reimbursed for medical expenses that they have incurred.

Other Requirements and Earning Potential:
Requires high school diploma plus completion of a Medical Records Program and certification as an Accredited Records Technician, RRA or Certified Coding Specialist. Approximate starting salary of $30,000 per year, with shift differential.

Medical Transcriptionist
Transcription is the process of converting the spoken word to a written, digital format. Many physicians and medical professionals make oral notations about patients, and depend upon medical transcriptionists to convert oral notes into a format which may be included in the patient file.

Other Requirements and Earning Potential:
Requires high school diploma plus completion of medical secretarial program or any equivalent combination of knowledge, experience and/or education. Able to read and comprehend medical terminology. Approximate starting salary of $22,000.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Nuclear medicine technologists perform invasive radioactive chemical dye diagnostic procedures.

Other Requirements and Earning Potential:
Requires graduation from an AMA-JCH approved program of Nuclear Medicine Technology. Current registry in the American Registry of Radiology Technologist Division for Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Registry eligible applicants may be considered and hired with registry, but registry required within 18 months of employment. Current Maryland State license in Nuclear Medicine Technology. Approximate starting salary of $39,000 per year, with weekend and shift differential.