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Karissa Jochims
Mrs. Halverson
Health Careers 10 Hour 5
6 January 2015
Job Shadow Experience
I job shadowed at the Prohealth Care Greenwald Center in Mukwonago. I job shadowed
on November 26th, from 7am to 1pm. I job shadowed my uncle Sean Jochims. Dr. Jochims is a
Neurologist which is in the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway.
The day of the job shadow I wore dressy but professional clothes and I rode with my
uncle to work. My uncle owns his own private practice in Waukesha but on Wednesdays he
drives to Mukwonago and rents out a space in a hospital. When we first got there his assistant
told him what all the patients that he was seeing needed. The first patient he did a nerve test with
electrodes. The next couple of patients he and I went in and talked to them and ran a couple of
tests. That day we saw about 8 different people and it was cool to see how he diagnoses them and
sets up a treatment.

5 Question for Host

Question: Job title of the health care practitioner.

o This type of job is part of the diagnostic and therapeutic health career pathway.
Question: Briefly describe the role this practitioner plays in providing health care

services.
o Diagnoses and treats disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Question: List and describe at least six functions performed by the health care
practitioner during you job showing experience or responsibilities not observed but
described by the practitioner:

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o Shooting electrons through nerves to see how it is affecting it.

o Filling out medical records to keep everything up to date
o Giving prescriptions to people that will help them with their specific diagnosis.
o Evaluation and running different physical tests
o Talking to patients to see what might be causing the problem
o Diagnosing people with the correct illness or disease.
Question: Outline the education/training required for person preparing to perform the

function s in the health care industry:

o Bachelors Degree
o Medical School program
o Pass Medical Licensing Exam
o Complete internship
o Compete Residency program
o Consider Certification
o Continue any further education
Question: List other sites where heath care practitioners with these credentials might also
work:
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Private practices
Hospitals
Research
Teaching

Interview Questions
Question: Why did you choose this Career?

nervous system and how it controls everything.

Question: What kind of experience was required for this job?

Answer: I broke my neck downhill skiing and then I was interested in the

Answer: Exposer to the medical field and showing how this job works and
working around medical stuff

Question: What did you learn in school that helped you the most?

Answer: Math and Sciences

Question: How many hours do you work in a typical day?

Answer: 10 hours

Question: What type of and how much work do you have to take home?

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Answer: Study to keep current 5-10 hours per week. Patient

documentation and calls

Question: How are raises earned?

Answer: production

Question: What is the opportunity for advancement in this area?

Answer: Continue to learn aby going to conferences and reading

Question: What are the positiv3e aspects of this career?

Caring for people. Respect and good living.

Question: What advice would you give a student interested in this career?

Answer: Study hard and get good grades.

Question: What are the stresses that come with this job?

Answer: The changing medical environment, increasing control by

possible administration decreasing reimbursements.

I learned a lot about myself on this trip like I am really interested in this career and I
really got to see what it was all about. I am still interested in this career but I think I want to be a
pediatric neurologist because I really like working with kids and I do work better with them. It
surprised me how many different things my uncle does on his normal job day, it was very
interesting to see all the equipment and stuff. I think my interested are related to this career and
my uncle does have his own practice that I might want to work at or take over when I get older. I
really am interested in this career and I had a great time on my job shadow.