Employability skills health sci- 12/18

Employability skills

Abilities that make you valuable in the workplace

Categories of employability skills

Hard, soft, technical

Hard skill example 1

Medical terminology

Hard skill example 2

Anatomy and physiology knowledge

How to gain hard skills

Learned through education, training, and practice

Importance of medical terminology for health care workers

Enables clear communication in healthcare settings

Application of Anatomy and Physiology in health science

Helps in diagnosis, treatment, and patient education

Technical skills in health science

Technical skills are necessary in health science careers.

Combination of hard and soft skills

Hard and soft skills combine to give the individual the necessary determination and patience to learn a new skill while hard skills like mathematics and terminology allow the individual confidence and the ability to understand new technologies and procedures.

Difference between hard skills and technical skills

Hard skills are fundamental skills that are needed and applied to general situations and skillsets. Technical skills are usually specific to the technology or process at hand and require use of multiple hard and soft skills for success.

Ways to increase competence in employability skills

Formal education and training programs, On-the-job experience, Workshops and seminars, Self-study and research

Adaptability

Ability to adjust to any situation

Lifelong learning

Essential in the evolving health care fields when considering hard, soft and technical fields.

Empathy

Understand and share feelings with patient

Honesty

Telling the truth, not being deceitful

Accountability

Being trustworthy and reliable

Patience

An ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay

Enthusiasm

Entering any situation with a positive attitude and being approachable.

Tact

The ability to avoid upsetting or offending people by being careful not to say or do things that would hurt their feelings

Competence

Having the ability or skills necessary to complete tasks effectively by yourself, and without the aid of others

Discretion

The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.

Punctual

Fact or quality of being on time.

Responsibility

The act of being responsible