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School Subject: Chemistry

  • Mechanical Engineer

    Legacy duties

    • Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation and performance of mechanisms, components and systems
    • Plan and manage projects, and prepare material, cost and timing estimates, reports and design specifications for machinery and systems
    • Design power plants, machines, components, tools, fixtures and equipment
    • Analyze dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems and structures
    • Supervise and inspect the installation, modification and commissioning of mechanical systems at construction sites or in industrial facilities
    • Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs and provide guidance to industrial maintenance crews
    • Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems
    • Prepare contract documents and evaluate tenders for industrial construction or maintenance
    • Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers and review and approve designs, calculations and cost estimates.

  • Speech-Language Pathologist

    Speech-language pathologists assess communication and swallowing needs and create plans to support improvement. They may test speech, language, fluency, voice, and hearing-related communication concerns, then explain results in clear language to clients, families, and other professionals. They develop and deliver therapy, choose exercises and strategies, and adjust plans as progress changes. They also help people use tools or techniques that make speaking and understanding easier in daily life. In schools and healthcare settings, they may work with teachers, doctors, therapists, and support staff to coordinate care. They often keep records, track progress, and recommend next steps based on each person’s needs and goals.

  • Dental Hygienist

    Dental hygienists clean teeth, remove plaque and tartar, and check for signs of gum problems and other oral health concerns. They may take dental X-rays, record patient information, and help prepare treatment notes for the dentist. They also teach people how to brush, floss, and care for their mouths between visits. In many workplaces, they help plan and carry out preventive care, such as fluoride treatments or sealants, depending on the setting. Dental hygienists must follow safety and infection-control procedures and use tools carefully and accurately. They also need to be calm and supportive, since many patients feel nervous about dental visits.

  • Audiologist

    Audiologists assess hearing and related concerns by asking questions, reviewing health information, and using specialized tests. They interpret results to identify hearing loss or other hearing problems and explain the findings in clear, simple language. They may recommend hearing aids or other assistive devices, adjust them, and provide guidance on how to use them. Audiologists also help people manage ear-related concerns that affect communication and may work with families, teachers, and other health professionals. In many settings, they keep records, monitor progress, and update care plans. Their work focuses on improving hearing, communication, and quality of life for people of all ages.

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

    Legacy duties

    • Administer tests and examinations and observe patients to diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
    • Plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, language and voice disorders
    • Establish group and personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
    • Conduct research on speech and other communication disorders and on the development and design of diagnostic procedures and devices
    • May instruct students and other health care personnel.

  • Registered Nurses

    Legacy duties

    • Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
    • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
    • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols
    • Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
    • Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
    • Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
    • May supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
    • May develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients
    • May teach and counsel patients and their families on health-related issues in collaboration with other health care providers.
    • Registered nurses may specialize in areas such as surgery, obstetrics care, psychiatric care, critical care, pediatrics, geriatrics, community health, occupational health, emergency care, rehabilitation or oncology.
    • Nurse practitioners are independent care providers with a broader scope of practice relative to registered nurses.
    • Occupational health nurses develop and implement employee health education programs and provide registered nursing care in private businesses and industry.
    • Community health nurses provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits, manage complex home care cases, participate in community needs assessment and program development, conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.
    • Psychiatric nurses provide nursing care, supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and community-based settings.
    • Nursing consultants provide consultative services to institutes, associations and health care organizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursing profession and nursing practice.
    • Nursing researchers engaged in research activities related to nursing are self-employed or are employed by hospitals, public and private organizations and governments.
    • Clinical nurses provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations.

  • Respiratory Therapists

    Legacy duties

    • Perform diagnostic tests, such as arterial blood gas analysis and cardiopulmonary functions tests
    • Operate and monitor respiratory equipment to administer treatments such as oxygen, oxygen-air mixtures, humidified air or medications
    • Operate, monitor, maintain and test a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
    • Assess patients and perform or assist with interventions such as airway maintenance, line insertions, inductions and intubations
    • Perform artificial respiration and external cardiac massage
    • Assist with transport of high-risk patients
    • Supervise and train students and other respiratory therapists
    • Participate in home care programs for chronic respiratory patients and provide patient and family education
    • Participate in research related to cardiac and pulmonary disorders.
    • Respiratory therapists may specialize in areas such as anaesthesia, critical care, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary diagnostics and respiratory home care.

  • Radiation Therapists

    Legacy duties

    • Operate linear accelerators, cobalt 60, X-ray and other radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment prescribed by radiation oncologists
    • Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation
    • Assist radiation oncologists and clinical physicists with preparation of radiation treatment plan
    • Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials such as cobalt, radium, cesium and isotopes and the construction of devices such as plaster casts and acrylic moulds to assist with administration of radiation treatment
    • Monitor the patient's physical and psychological well-being during the entire course of treatment
    • Advise the patient regarding side effects of radiation
    • May train and supervise student radiotherapy technologists or supervise other radiotherapy technologists.

  • Photographers

    Legacy duties

    • Study requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used
    • Determine picture composition, make technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject
    • May operate scanners to transfer photographic images to computers
    • May operate computers to manipulate photographic images
    • May adapt existing photographic images and create new digitized images to be included in multimedia/newmedia products
    • May use delicate instruments, such as optical microscopes attached to cameras
    • May process exposed film
    • May use airbrush, computer or other techniques to retouch negatives
    • Medical photographers may work closely with medical illustrators.
    • Photographers may specialize in areas such as portrait photography, commercial photography, scientific photography, forensic photography, medical photography, digitized photography, multimedia photography or photojournalism.

  • Optometrists

    Legacy duties

    • Examine patients' eyes, conduct tests and use ophthalmoscopes, biomicroscopes and other specialized instruments to determine visual efficiency
    • Prescribe treatment (excluding surgery) to conserve, improve and correct vision and other ocular disorders
    • Prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, educate and counsel patients on contact lens use and care, visual hygiene, lighting arrangements, working distances and safety factors
    • Refer patients to ophthalmologists or other physicians and surgeons for treatment of ocular or other diseases or conditions.
    • Optometrists may specialize in fitting visual aids for people who are partially blind, fitting contact lenses or correcting special vision problems.