Programs
Patient Care Technician
The Patient Care Technician program is a comprehensive program designed to prepare the graduate to become a patient care technician. Graduates will receive training in patient health care to include support for Adult daily living needs, EKG, cardiac circulation and blood pressure monitoring, phlebotomy and venipuncture skills. Students will learn skills in patient care assisting patients in attaining and maintaining maximum functional independence while observing patient rights, as well as those needed to pass the National Certification for Patient Care Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, EKG Technician and clinical medical assisting.
All prospective students must complete the TABE test and score an 6.0 or higher
- How to perform basic first aid
- How to perform CPR/AED
- Take vital signs
- Apply proper body mechanics in bed making, lifting, and turning patients.
- Hand washing and cleanliness skills
- An introduction to all body systems
- Phlebotomy and venipuncture
- Electrocardiogram(EKG)
Ultrasound Technician
The Ultrasound Technician program is a comprehensive program designed to prepare the graduate to become a certified ultrasound technician. Students will learn skills in patient care as it applies to ultrasound techniques, while observing patient rights, as well as those needed to pass the requirements to become a certified ultrasound technician.
All prospective students must complete the TABE test and score a 12.0 or higher.
- Preparation of the patient for ultrasound procedures
- Performing ultrasound on the patient
- Explanation of the ultrasound procedure to the patient
Medical Assistant technician
The Medical Assisting (MA) student will be trained to perform at a minimum entry level in positions normally available in a medical facility such as physicians’, chiropractors’, or podiatrists’ offices and clinics. The program provides the MA with entry-level theory and limited “hands-on” training in basic and routine clinical and office tasks. This will equip the MA with the competencies required to perform in either a clinical or office capacity. The graduate will be able to assist in EKG, X -ray procedures, first aid, and phlebotomy. He/She will be able to perform clinical procedures, preparing the patient for physical exams, and assisting the physician with other exams. The MA may help the physician with minor surgical procedures and can sterilize and care for instruments. The MA possesses a thorough understanding of health-related ethics and other business principles that bear on the practitioner’s relationship with the patient.
All prospective students must complete the TABE test and score an 8.0 or higher
- How to perform basic first aid
- How to perform CPR/AED
- Take vital signs
- Apply proper body mechanics for patient care
- Hand washing and cleanliness skills
- An introduction to all body systems
- Electrocardiogram(EKG)
- Phlebotomy
- Injections
Phlebotomy Technician
The student will be trained to perform a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and precautions including: vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture specimen collection on adults, children and infants. Emphasis will be placed on infection prevention, proper patient identification, proper labeling of specimens, and quality assurance. Students will be taught specimen handling, processing and accessioning. The testing performed will include: manual hematocrits, Urinalysis dipsticks, fecal occult blood, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and pregnancy testing.
Upon successful completion of the following two courses the student will be awarded a certificate of completion and will be eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
- The interpersonal skills needed to interact with others.
- An introduction to health care professions with emphasis on clinical laboratory science.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the health care delivery system and medical terminology.
- Demonstrate knowledge of infection control and safety.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems. Associate the major areas / departments of the clinical laboratory with the laboratory tests ordered to evaluate a patient’s pathologic condition / illness.
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of specimen collection in the overall patient care system.
- Demonstrate knowledge and use of collection equipment, various types of additives used, special precautions necessary substances and pre-analytical variables that can adversely affect the blood sample and/or interfere in clinical analysis of blood constituents.
- Demonstrate proper techniques to perform venipuncture and capillary puncture.
- Demonstrate understanding of requisitioning, specimen transport and specimen processing.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Courses
This course covers core material such as adult, pediatric, and infant CPR, one and two rescuer scenarios, and use of bag valve mask, foreign body airway obstructions, AED, and barrier devices. The Heartsaver First Aid course teaches choking for adults and children. Students will also learn how to manage illnesses and injuries in the first few minutes before professional help arrives. Course completion cards are issued for successfully completing a written and skills exam following American Heart Association guidelines.
- How to perform basic first aid
- How to perform CPR/AED
- Take vital signs
Continuing education Seminars
- LPN/RN NCLEX Review
- Dialysis Technician Review for Certification testing
- Pharmacy Technician Review for Certification testing
- Diagnostic Sonography Review and Scan Practice
- IV insertion training
Electrocardiogram Technician
The student will be trained to in an established standard of care among EKG technicians to record 3-lead, 5 lead and 12 lead reports on a patient. Emphasis will be placed on infection prevention, proper patient identification, proper labeling of reports, and quality assurance.
Students will be taught to calculate a patient’s heart rate from the EKG tracing, identify artifacts from the tracing and remove artifacts from the tracing. Upon completion of the course, the student will be awarded a certificate of completion and will be eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
- The technical skills needed to competently and safely provide patient care and record heart rhythms and use electrocardiograms
- The interpersonal skills needed to interact with others.
- An introduction to health care professions with emphasis on clinical testing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the health care delivery system and medical terminology.
- Demonstrate proper lead placement and safety.
- Demonstrate identity of EKG waves and direction of deflection.
- Demonstrate understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems.
- Associate the major areas/departments of the clinical laboratory with the laboratory tests ordered to evaluate a patient’s pathologic condition/illness.
- Determine T and p wave symmetry.
- Measure the heart rate from the EKG tracing.
- Differentiate artifacts from normal EKG tracing waves.
- Describe how to maintain the EKG machine.
- Describe the proper response for life threatening arrhythmias.
Nurse Assistant
The Nurse Assistant program is a comprehensive program designed to prepare the graduate to become a certified nurse assistant. Graduates will receive training in patient health care to include blood pressure monitoring, vital signs, proper body mechanics, cleanliness skills and introduction to body skills. Students will learn skills in patient care assisting patients in attaining and maintaining maximum functional independence, while observing patient rights, as well as the Georgia State certification as a Nurse Assistant.
- How to perform basic first aid
- How to perform CPR/AED
- Take vital signs.
- Apply proper body mechanics in bed making, lifting, and turning patients.
- Demonstrate basic understanding of the anatomy and physiology of body systems. Associate the major areas / departments of the clinical laboratory with the laboratory tests ordered to evaluate a patient’s pathologic condition / illness.
- Hand washing and cleanliness skills
- An introduction to all body systems
Dialysis Technician
The Dialysis Technician program is a comprehensive program designed to prepare the graduate to become a certified clinical hemodialysis technician. Graduates will receive the necessary training to become certified hemodialysis technicians. Students will learn skills phlebotomy, venipuncture, patient care as it relates to dialysis as well as skills needed to become a certified hemodialysis technician.
- Prime dialysis equipment, then get dialyzer (artificial kidney) and delivery system ready, monitor all equipment while in use and clean equipment following the treatment.
- Record the patient’s weight and vital signs before and after treatment.
- Observe the patient during the dialysis procedure, monitoring and recording vital signs during treatment.
- Administer local anesthetics and drugs under supervision of Registered Nurse.
- Assess patients for any complications that occur during the procedure. They must be ready to take any necessary emergency measures – including administering oxygen or performing basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or blood transfusions.