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Health Science Technology

Would you like to get paid for taking care of others?

Health science workers promote health and wellness. They diagnose and treat injuries and disease. As a physician, dentist, or nurse, you could work directly with patients. You could also work in a laboratory to get information used in research or provide administrative support by keeping medical records.

Health science jobs are found at a variety of different sites. For example, you could work in a hospital, office, clinic, or nursing home. Or you could work on a cruise ship, at a sports arena, or within a patient’s home.

Information found on this page was found on the Minnesota CAREERwise website & CareerOneStop. For more information you can go to Career Clusters | Minnesota State CAREERwise (minnstate.edu) Or Careers and Career Information – CareerOneStop

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COMPANIES HIRING IN WRIGHT COUNTY

The primary work of careers in the health science cluster is to treat patients facing illness or injury—whether to cure or rehabilitate from a condition, to maintain wellness, or to provide comfort or palliative care to persons dealing with incurable conditions.

The health care industry is booming, and experts predict health care careers will continue to grow rapidly for at least the next decade.

Companies hiring in Wright County in this cluster includes Allina Clinics, Buffalo Hospital, Centra Care Clinics, Central Minnesota Mental Health Center, Inspire Physical Therapy LLC, and many more!

Click the ZoomTour link below to see the more businesses in Wright County in this career cluster.

Pathways in Health Science Technology

Audio and Video Technology and Film Pathway

The biotechnology research and development pathway includes occupations involved in bioscience research and development as it applies to human health. Workers may study diseases to discover new treatments or invent medical devices used to directly assist patients or to improve the accuracy of diagnostic tests.

 

More Information: Biotechnology Research and Development Pathway | CAREERwise Education (minnstate.edu)

Diagnostic Services Pathway

The diagnostic services pathway includes occupations related to the tests and evaluations that aid in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries or other physical conditions.

More Information:Diagnostic Services Pathway | Minnesota State CAREERwise (minnstate.edu)

Health Informatics Pathway

The health informatics pathway includes workers involved in all aspects of managing health care agencies, patient data and information, financial information, and computer applications related to health care processes and procedures. Workers usually have limited interaction with patients.

More Information: Health Informatics Pathway | CAREERwise Education (minnstate.edu)

Support Services Pathway

The support services pathway includes occupations that interact with patients or the public to provide a therapeutic environment for the delivery of health care. Includes technical and professional careers.

More Information: Support Services Pathway | CAREERwise Education (minnstate.edu)

Therapeutic Services Pathway

The therapeutic services pathway includes occupations focused primarily on changing the health status of patients over time through direct care, treatment, counseling, or health education information.

More Information: Therapeutic Services Pathway | CAREERwise Education (minnstate.edu)

Wright Tech Center

The Health Science program is an excellent foundation for all students interested in entering the medical profession. Explore a wide variety of medical careers and take an interest inventory to match your interests with a medical career. Easily learn 350 medical terms which enables you to understand more than eleven thousand medical words. We will be following the MN Department of Health Nursing Assistant Curriculum which will prepare you for a variety of medical careers and for the state nursing assistant test which is required for most nursing programs. You will be studying the fascinating human body through dissections. Many activities will focus on developing and learning the importance of working together, thus promoting teamwork in the healthcare workforce.  The class is one year in length or depending on which block you attend, approximately 250 to 320 hours.

Health Science – Wright Technical CenterWright Technical Center (wtc.k12.mn.us)

Annandale School District

For more information on Annadale School’s go to Annandale Public Schools / Homepage (isd876.org)

Buffalo - Hanover - Montrose School District

For more information on Buffalo – Hanover – Montrose School District go to The Place to Dream, Believe and Achieve | Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools (bhmschools.org)

Dassel - Cokato School District

For more information about Dassel – Cokato School’s go to Dassel-Cokato Schools / District Home (isd466.org)

Delano School District

For more information about Delano School’s go to Delano Public Schools District

Howard Lake - Waverly - Winsted School District

For more information about Howard Lake – Waverly – Winsted School’s go to Howard Lake Waverly Winsted Public Schools (MN) (hlww.k12.mn.us)

Maple Lake School District

For more information about Maple Lake School’s go to Maple Lake Public Schools / Homepage

Monticello School District

For more infromation about Monitcello School’s go to Monticello School District / Homepage

Rockford School District

For more information about Rockford School’s go to Home – Rockford Area School District 883

St. Michael - Albertville School District

For more information about St. Michael/ Albertville School’s go to St. Michael-Albertville Schools / Homepage (stma.k12.mn.us)

Education & Training

Ridgewater College

 

A Minnesota community and technical college, Ridgewater offers more than 100 educational programs in transfer and technical education. In fact, some of our programs are unique in not only Minnesota, but also the nation.

With campuses in Willmar, Hutchinson, and online , Ridgewater serves more than 5,500 students. For 2020 and 2021, Ridgewater has been ranked as Minnesota’s #1 Community College based on value, strong academics, student life, facilities, diversity, student experiences, location, and safety! (Source: www.niche.com)

Education Opportunities

St. Cloud Technical & Community College

 

St. Cloud Technical & Community College is located in the heart of Central Minnesota. Founded in 1948, SCTCC offers programs of study that lead directly to employment opportunities in the region as well as transfer options to four-year universities and colleges to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

Nearly 5,600 students are enrolled in credit-based classes annually. More than 70% of the student population comes from the surrounding six counties, with the remaining students hailing from around the globe. More than 96% of the College’s graduates find employment in their fields of study or successfully transferred to another college or university to continue their education.

www.sctcc.edu

Farm Managment

University of Minnesota

 

At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, we seek new knowledge that can change how we all work and live. We prepare students to meet the great challenges facing our state, our nation, and our world. And we apply our expertise as students, faculty, and staff to engage with communities across Minnesota.

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Other Employment Search Resources

Minnesota Works.Net

 

MinnesotaWorks.net is an internet-based self-service system where employers and job seekers can find each other. Registration is encouraged because it allows full access to all the features of the system. This site is supported by Employer tax dollars and there is no additional fee to use this service.

Job seekers can post up to five resumes to be searched by employers. They can also search for job openings and be contacted by e-mail when new job postings meeting their search criteria are found by the system.

Employers can post job openings. They can also search for job candidates, recruit job seekers online, and elect to receive emails when new resumes are found that match their requirements.

MinnesotaWorks.net is a service provided by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). DEED is responsible for administering various state and federal programs that provide workforce development services. For more information about DEED, please visit http://mn.gov/deed.

Express Employment Professionals

 

Express Employment Professionals is one of the top staffing companies in the U.S. and Canada. Every day, we help people find jobs and provide workforce solutions to businesses. Albertville, MN Express provides a full range of employment solutions that include full-time, temporary, and part-time employment in a wide range of positions, including Professional, Light Industrial, and Office Services. We’re here to support you.

Minnesota Jobs | Minnesota Employment Agency | Search for Open Jobs (expresschan.com)

CareerForce

CareerForce is here to help you

We’re Minnesota’s career development and talent matching resource.  We guide people toward rewarding careers, connect individuals to opportunities and help employers find the workers they need to grow and thrive.

We are committed to continually working to enhance our services to employers, prioritizing equity at the center of everything we do, leveraging technology and innovation to meet our customers where they are and always striving to serve them better.

​Jobs in Minnesota | CareerResources | CareerForceMN.com

Award Staffing

 

In 1988, Award Staffing started with only one office and a couple of team members with a committed approach: provide clients with unsurpassed service and associates with a clear career path, all while serving the communities in which we work and live.

Today, Award Staffing has grown to a nationally-recognized staffing agency with six locations throughout the Twin Cities. Though much in the world has changed since our launch, our service approach with a local focus has not. By using innovative technologies and inspired processes, we have expanded our quality of service making Award Staffing a premier staffing company.

Minnesota Staffing Agency | Award Staffing