HEALTHCARE
DO WHAT YOU LOVE
Join the AZ Healthcare Careers community today, where your journey as a healthcare professional begins. Experience the emotional rewards of caregiving and build a career that's not just about work but about making a difference in the lives of others!
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Direct Care Worker (DCW)
Provide essential compassionate care and support to individuals in need, including bathing, dressing, meal preparation, and mobility assistance,fostering independence and well-being.
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Support individuals with disabilities or special needs and provide care to make sure these individuals can live their best lives.
Behavioral Health Technician (BHT)
Assist individuals dealing with mental health or substance abuse issues, offering essential support and monitoring behaviors as part of treatment plans under the supervision of licensed mental health professionals.
Peer Support Specialist
Empower individuals by offering empathetic and practical support within the mental health system utilizing their own lived experience. Establish connections, share coping strategies, and inspire hope, actively contributing to the overall recovery process of individuals in need.
Community Health Worker
Foster health within a community helping individuals adopt healthy behaviors and serve as advocates for their health needs. Aid community residents in effective communication with healthcare providers and social service agencies, act as a liaisons, implementing programs to promote, maintain, and enhance individual and overall community health.
Assisted Living Caregiver / Certified Caregiver
Provide assisted living residents support with bathing, dressing, eating, medication administration, group activities, and more. Specialize in offering support in memory care services and provide additional non-medical assistance as needed.
Begin Your Lifelong Journey
Direct Care Workers are the heart of compassionate care. Start your career here, knowing you're making a lasting impact from day one.
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Embrace the Emotional Fulfillment
Caregiving isn't just a job; it's a calling. Experience the joy of building meaningful connections and witnessing personal growth in those you serve.
BY THE NUMBERS
HEALTHCARE
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50
Percent
Healthcare workforce consists of "Frontline" personnel, encompassing individuals engaged in direct care, community and public health, mental health, and administration roles.
31.5
Percent
Increase in employment for healthcare and social assistance from 2021 - 2031 (Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity)
54.6
Thousand
Jobs from 2020 to 2030 in Direct Care Employment
A Career That Grows With You
Our career pathing support ensures you have room to grow and develop your skills, whether you're starting your career or looking to advance in the field.
About
The Arizona Healthcare Initiative
Founded in 1982, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System serves more than 2.5 million children and adults in Arizona who meet qualifications for acute or long-term federal Medicaid healthcare coverage. Built on a system of competition and choice, AHCCCS is a $22 billion program that operates a mandatory managed care system. Contracted health plans coordinate medical services delivered by more than 120,000 healthcare providers. AHCCCS and Pipeline AZ have partnered to provide holistic career planning resources to health care students and build a larger health care workforce. Pipeline AZ’s skills mapping technology and career exploration platform will help connect students and job seekers to career paths in the health care field. AHCCCS and its contracted managed care plans’ workforce development teams will help job seekers connect with home health care providers.
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