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Job Readiness for Health Professionals
Soft Skills Strategies for Success
- 4th Edition - November 15, 2023
- Author: Elsevier Inc
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 1 0 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 1 2 4 - 2
Master the soft skills you need to succeed as a healthcare professional! A guide to personal behaviors, Job Readiness for Health Professionals, 4th Edition covers 48 different sof… Read more
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Request a sales quoteMaster the soft skills you need to succeed as a healthcare professional! A guide to personal behaviors, Job Readiness for Health Professionals, 4th Edition covers 48 different soft skills, including effective communication, collaborating with colleagues, time management, and searching for and applying for jobs. Engaging, hands-on exercises help you apply these skills in a variety of circumstances and practice settings. Easy to read and easy to follow, this book describes the proven strategies and practices that will help you find your first healthcare job and advance in your career.
- Guidelines to building a professional portfolio include checklists, a certificate, mock interviews, and ways to keep resumes up to date, all helping you create an effective tool demonstrating job readiness and advancement.
- Critical-thinking and problem-solving skills prepare you to analyze and handle situations, to better manage conflict and to quickly and effectively adapt to changes.
- Case studies show how specific soft skills are related to the challenges and issues of the healthcare profession.
- Work-text format includes journaling and self-reflection activities, providing opportunities to practice and apply skills.
- Learning objectives for each chapter provide measurable outcomes for you to achieve.
- Logical organization of topics begins with self-management and interpersonal skills, and moves on to communication skills, career building skills, and finally planning and advancing a career.
- Storytelling approach uses vignettes and realistic scenarios to make the content more personal and relatable.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- You’ve Just Purchased More than a Textbook!
- Copyright
- Contributor
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Unit I: Self-Management and Interpersonal Skills
- Chapter 1. Beginning Your Career
- Dealing With the Realities of Work
- Managing Your Time and Organizing Your Life
- Organization and Time Management
- Being Adaptable and Flexible
- Being Dependable
- Achieving Honesty and Integrity
- Chapter 2. Managing Your Emotions
- Managing Your Emotions
- Separating the Personal From the Professional
- Managing Anger and Strong Emotions
- Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism
- References
- Chapter 3. Building Emotional Strength
- Importance of Self-Esteem
- Building Healthy Self-Esteem
- Controlling Anxiety
- Choose Your Thoughts
- Practicing Patience
- Strengthening Resiliency
- Maintaining Health
- Unit II: Communication Skills
- Chapter 4. Mastering Professional Communication
- Speaking Professionally in Health Care
- Aspects of Professional Speech
- Writing, Grammar, and Spelling
- Be Concise
- Professional Phone Etiquette
- Chapter 5. Building Relationships
- Building Trust
- Demonstrating Empathy and Sensitivity
- Valuing Cultural Competence
- References
- Chapter 6. Communicating in Health Care
- Developing Professional Skills
- Logical and Reasoned Thinking
- Taking Accountability
- Back to Basics
- Communicating With Special Groups of Patients
- References
- Chapter 7. Managing Conflicts
- Managing and Resolving Conflict
- Dealing with Challenging People
- References
- Unit III: Career Building Skills
- Chapter 8. Being a Successful Student
- Taking Notes
- Test-Taking Strategies
- Chapter 9. Preparing for the Externship
- The Importance of the Externship
- Becoming a Competent Extern
- Overcoming Challenges and Issues
- After Your Externship
- Chapter 10. Starting the Job Search
- Your Career in Health Care
- Connecting School and Your Career
- Planning for Your Future Career
- Beginning the Job Search
- Locating Job Leads
- References
- Chapter 11. Apply for Jobs
- Preparing to Apply
- Components of a Resume
- Building Block Two: Education
- Building Block Three: Professional Skills and Knowledge
- Building Block Four: Work History
- Building Block Five: Licenses and Certifications
- Building Block Seven: Special Skills
- Preparing Your Resume
- Introducing Your Resume: Cover Letters
- Job Applications
- Distributing Your Resume
- Targeting Your Job Search
- Distributing Your Resume
- References
- References
- Chapter 12. The Interview Process
- Preparing for the Interview
- The Interview
- After the Interview
- References
- Unit IV: Professional Skills and Development
- Chapter 13. Ready for Work
- The Health Care Team
- Modeling Professional Behavior
- Dressing for Everyday Success
- Grooming and Personal Hygiene
- Chapter 14. Planning for Career Success
- Following Rules and Regulations
- Professional Code of Ethics
- Informed and Implied Consent
- Maintaining Confidentiality and Discretion
- Documentation and Medical Records
- References
- Chapter 15. Advancing in Your Career
- Setting Goals and Planning Actions
- Contributing as a Team Member
- Managing Your Manager
- Financial Literacy
- Goal-Setting for Debt
- Advancing in Your Profession
- Go Forth and Prosper
- Plan for Career Success
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: November 15, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443111082
- eBook ISBN: 9780443111242