EKG TECHNICIAN

This program of study is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills that are required for you to become an EKG Technician. The EKG Technician program educates students to assist patients with many tasks, perform clinical procedures, and to a variety of populations with various diseases. The student will learn to assist patients in a variety of healthcare settings such as: hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, assisted living facilities, nursing homes or long-term care facilities. Students will learn the principles of infection control. 

Nurse Aid Program Certificate. Valid Nurse Aid Certification in Good Standing 

EKG Technicians can work in clinical laboratories, hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, and other healthcare facilities.

This program of study is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills that are required for you to become a Patient Care Technician. The Patient Care Technician program educates students to assist patients with many tasks, perform clinical procedures, and to a variety of populations with various diseases. The student will learn to assist patients in a variety of healthcare settings such as: hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, assisted living facilities, nursing homes or long-term care facilities. Students will learn the principles of infection control. 

Nurse Aid Program Certificate. Valid Nurse Aid Certification in Good Standing 

Patient Care Technicians can work in clinical laboratories, hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, blood donation centers, and other healthcare facilities.

Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared for an entry-level pharmacy technician position in the health care industry. Positions are available in Retail Pharmacies, Hospital Pharmacies, and any Pharmaceutical Business. Students are trained in dosage and solution preparations, medication preparation in sterile and non-sterile environments, record keeping functions associated with dispensing pharmaceuticals and processing insurance claims and maintaining drug inventory. The program is 16 weeks long and consists of five modules. The first four modules are 36 hours each and are conducted in a classroom and laboratory environment on campus. Tests and/or quizzes are administered weekly during each didactic module; however, there is no final examination for the program. The final module is spent in an externship consisting of 80 hours of on-the-job training at an approved external employment site in the community. 

Pharmacy Technicians can work in Retail Pharmacies, Hospitals, Community health centers, Insurance companies, Pharmaceutical companies, Nursing homes, Assisted Living facilities, and Treatment centers.

Upon completion of this program, students will be prepared for an entry level phlebotomy technician position in the health care industry. A phlebotomy technician draws quality blood and other diagnostic samples from patients and prepares those specimens for medical testing. Many patients have phobias when it comes to blood and needles, and giving blood samples can be the most difficult part of an office visit. The phlebotomy technician must create an atmosphere of trust and confidence with patients while drawing blood and other diagnostic specimens in a skillful, safe, and reliable manner.

Phlebotomy Technicians can work in clinical laboratories, hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, blood donation centers, and other healthcare facilities.

This program of study is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills that are required for you to become a Medical Assistant. The Medical Assistant program educates students to collect blood and process blood and body fluids, perform medical front and back-office tasks, and clinical procedures under the supervision of a Physician or Nurse Practitioner. Medical Assistants typically work in concert with clinical laboratory personnel and other healthcare providers in clinics or other healthcare facilities. Through classroom work and skills lab training, students learn to collect blood specimens by venipuncture, finger sticks, heel sticks, vision, and hearing screening. 

Nurse Aid Program Certificate. Valid Nurse Aid Certification in Good Standing 

Medical Assistants can work in clinical laboratories, hospitals, community health centers, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, blood donation centers, and other healthcare facilities.