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Health and Human Sciences (HHS)

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Finding out more about job requirements and availability

Job requirements and opportunities

Find a listing for a job you would like to have. What are the requirements for the position? How can you gain experience while a student to get yourself ready to apply for this type of job?

NCWorks job search - Click "Additional Search Options" and try the Occupation drop down menu search. Select "Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations" or "Healthcare Support Occupations" (looking within both gives the best coverage)
Current job openings at Sylva's Harris Regional Hospital (part of LifePoint Health)
LifePoint Health jobs (positions throughout North Carolina)
HCA Healthcare job search/job families by section (Mission Hospital in Asheville, Angel Medical in Franklin, remote work, and nationwide)

E-books

Evidence based / informed practice

Prehospital Guidelines Consortium
Steps in development of evidence-based guidelines for prehospital pain management
National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) Webinar on how evidence-based guidelines for prehospital pain management were developed. Provides a great overview of how evidence impacts EMS guidance.

NASW evidence based practice overview

Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society by Rowena Fong (Editor); James Lubben (Editor); Richard P. Barth (Editor)
ISBN: 9780190858988
Publication Date: 2022

Dr. Judy Berglund's research basics

Clinical practice tools

Merck manual-Professional Version This link opens in a new window
Merck Manual - Professional Version (Android App) This link opens in a new window
Merck Manual - Professional Version (IPhone App) This link opens in a new window

Clinical resources, guidelines, & best practices by profession

DSM-5-TR - Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) This link opens in a new window

Cite the DSM-5-TR in APA

Lexi-Comp ONLINE This link opens in a new window

A to Z listing of StatPearls practice and continuing education topics - freely available

PsycTESTS This link opens in a new window

Rehabilitation Measures Database

Handbook of sexuality-related measures, 4th edition
Publication Date: 2019
Health measurement scales : a practical guide to their development and use, 5th edition
Publication Date: 2015
Conducting survey research : a practical guide
Publication Date: 2018
An introduction to survey research, Volume 1 : the basics of survey research
Publication Date: 2019
Design, evaluation, and analysis of questionnaires for survey research, 2nd edition
Publication Date: 2014
Instruments for health surveys in children and adolescents
Publication Date: 2019

ASHA Practice Portal

Encyclopedia of Social Work This link opens in a new window

All-in-One HHS Article Search

USA.gov This link opens in a new window