One of the careers I have looked into was Physical Therapy. I asked myself five questions about this occupation also did a little research before completely answering the questions fully. The questions were, what do they do? What is the salary? What is the work environment? What is the salary? What is the job outlook? I possibly want to become a physical therapist so I feel as though these are very good things to know before going into it. What do Physical Therapist do? Well you may are thinking they only work with athletes but that’s wrong, they help injured or ill people improve their movement and learn to manage their pain. An important part of their job is rehabilitation and treatment of patients with chronic conditions or injuries. What degree is needed? When I had first learned about physical therapy, I had the intentions that I would only have to go to professional school and just get a master’s degree in Physical Therapy. Well I was so wrong, you have to have a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT). Also all states require physical therapist to be licensed. What it the work environment? Besides having enough money to make a living, the place in which I will be actually working in is highly important to me. Physical Therapist work in private offices and clinics, hospitals, and nursing homes. They also spend most of their time on their feet, actively working with patients. What is the salary? People say you should choose a career where you can wake up every morning and want to get out of bed and go to work. Rather than dread what you do every day of your life. Well I believe that money plays a big role in if I am willing to actually get up and go to work. The average salary pay for a Physical Therapist in the year 2012 was $79,860. What is the job outlook? I want to choose a career where I know for sure I will always be working or will always have a job. The job outlook for physical therapy is 36% in the year 2012. It says that it the fastest it has gone. There are many good things to becoming a physical therapist, it just will be a lot of work and a lot of time spent in school before you actually do something or become someone.
Being undecided, I chose to look into another career, just to see what the different things are for it. I chose five different questions to ask about being a Registered Nurse. I chose to ask about working in a hospital as a RN. I chose Community Hospital in Munster, IN. I asked simple but pretty understanding questions about the company. What is the company’s main goal? I would like to work for someone who is known for doing something good for the community and itself. Community Hospital’s main goal is to provide the highest quality care in the most cost-efficient manner, respecting the dignity of the individual. Also providing for the well-being of the community and serving the needs of all people including poor and the disadvantage.
Where is the company based out of? Another great question to know rather or not you’ll have to pick up and move once your job makes you do so. Or knowing if you have to work overseas or not. Luckily, I chose a company where they are located in Munster, IN and have other locations just a few miles apart from each other. So if I had to face the risk of being moved to a different hospital, there are many just nearby.
How does the company help the consumer? I wasn’t sure if this was a very important question to ask but once I thought about it, a company should always keep its consumers in mind and always keep them satisfied and coming back for more. At Community Hospital, they value meeting the vital responsibilities in the community. They serve and take a leadership role in enhancing the quality of life and health.
What are the benefits? You can work for someone who gives you a fortune, but you have to spend half a fortune spending it on benefits for yourself. Having good benefits is very important in choosing who to work with. At Community Hospital, working as a RN, you have many benefits. You have a health plan, wellness plan, preparation for the future, security for the unexpected, family and work/ life balance, individual and career development and a helping hand. They offer these benefits to all of their employees.
What experience is need to work here? Well if I would want to work as a RN I should have to basics experience of being a nurse such as clinical, working hands on with patients, working with pediatrics and elderly. Also be able to work long hours on my feet and sometimes work night shifts.
After researching both careers, I feel as though there are many positives than negatives in both careers. Some positives in physical therapy is that the salary is so high but the negative is that you have to go to school for so long to get that salary. The positives in working as a RN is most definitely the benefits you get. Not having to pay for those benefits that are given saves so much money in the long run. The negative about this job would have to work long hours and sometimes night shifts. Which in all honestly I don’t believe would be that bad, but knowing that I would have to do it sucks.
I think I can see myself as a RN more than a physical therapist, just because I really like working with people and helping others, which both careers do so, but; I don’t think I could put myself through going to school for so long to become a physical therapist.
I think I would use all of my strengths found by the Strengths Finder, for both careers. I would use communication skill to help communicate with patients and help them understand what is going on. I would use my positivity skill to help keep stay positive and not get down on themselves. Let them know that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I would use my woo skill, to get to know the patients and allow them to be comfortable around me and be able to express how they feel with me. I would use my achiever skill, to work hard at my job and never give up on a task no matter how hard it gets. I would use my competition skill, to always try my best and come out on top. I really like the strengths I was given because they are so easy to compare with careers and be able to use them to my advantage.
I feel as though my personal and professional values are aligned with the careers I choose to research on because I know for sure I want to work with people and help others in any way I can. Rather it be help them get their strength back from a broken arm or recover from a cold. I love to see the brightness on people’s faces when they are able to be helped and understand what is going on. I strongly value happiness and if these two careers can help me help others be happy then it is something I would enjoy doing.