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Course Listings *All courses require a copy of a Valid ID, High School Diploma, College Transcript, GED, or Equivalent and TB Skin Test
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
5 week Class
This course is designed to train the individual to be a phlebotomy technician. A phlebotomist is a vital member of the clinical laboratory team whose main function is to obtain patients' blood specimens by venipuncture and micro collection and transportation of other clinical specimens. Phlebotomists are employed throughout the health care system in hospitals, neighborhood health centers, medical group practices, HMOs, public health facilities, and veterans' hospitals. This course provides instruction in the skills needed for the proper collection of blood and other specimens used for diagnostic testing. Emphasis is placed on ethics, legalities, medical terminology, safety and standard precautions, health care delivery systems, patient relations, anatomy and physiology, and specimen collection. This course also provides supervised practical work experience in the performance of venipuncture and micro collection techniques in a laboratory and clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on patient interaction and application of standard precautions, proper collection techniques, special procedures, specimen handling, and data management. Upon completion, students should be able to safely perform procedures necessary for specimen collections on patients in various health care settings. This is a certificate program. Completion of this program allows the individual to be eligible for the National Certification Exam through the National Healthcareer Association, Medca & NCPE. Graduates may qualify for employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, and other health care settings and may be eligible for national certification as phlebotomy technicians.
This is a certificate-level course.
Total Course Hours: 40 hours
Phlebotomy Hybrid
Includes all of the same learning aspects of the Phlebotomy program while utilizing an online environment. Students will participate in discussion boards, online materials, quizzes, and access to videos. The students will also be required to attend the practical portion which includes laboratory, clinical, and work experiences.
This is a certificate level course
Total Course Hours: 16
Certified Nurse Aide Program 80 hour
Monday - Friday
8am-5pm
This 80 Hour program prepares students to function as a Certified Nurse aide. Students will become familiar with Basic Nursing Skills, Personal Care Skills, Safety, Infection Control, Mental Health, Residents Restorative Rights, Care of Cognitively Impaired, The Students will also be required to have 16 hours of Practical Training/Clinical Skill Training at a Local Long Term Care Facility. After Completions students will be ready for state of Mississippi Certification Exam
Clinical Medical Assistant
This course prepares the individual to work as a clinical medical assistant in doctor’s offices and clinics. Topics include communication techniques, medical law and ethics, laboratory duties, scope of practice, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, infection control measures, general patient care procedures, basic office administration, phlebotomy, and basic ekg monitoring.
Upon the completion of this course the student will be able to work under the supervision of a doctor or physician and can chart a new patient's medical history, keep records, schedule appointments, take height, weight, temperature, and blood pressure information. In addition, they may prepare and administer injections (upon direction from a physician) and also prepare a patient for their physical exam. Their responsibilities may also include performing many of the administrative duties needed by the staff of a medical practice.
Students must complete 145 hours of supervised externship time at a health care provider’s office.
Completion of this program allows the individual to be eligible for the National Certification Exam through the National Healthcareer Association, or Medca.
This is a certificate level course
Total Course Hours: 400
EKG Technician
This 40hr program prepares students to function as EKG technicians. Students will become familiar with basic EKG interpretation of normal rhythms and arrhythmias. Students will be prepared to take the National Certification Exam.
As a Certified EKG Technician, you’ll operate machines that record the electrical activity of a patient’s heart. EKG rhythms provide important data for the diagnosis of heart conditions. As a CET, you may perform some or all of the following tasks: Set up and administer EKGs, stress tests; Prepare patients for Holter, or ambulatory monitoring; Edit and deliver final test results to physicians for analysis; Schedule appointments; Transcribe physicians' interpretations.
Completion of this program allows the individual to be eligible for the National Certification Exam through the National Healthcareer Association, Medca & NPCE.
This is a certificate level course
Total Course Hours: 40
EKG Technician: EKG Technician Hybrid
Includes all of the same learning aspects of the EKG program while utilizing an online environment. Students will participate in discussion boards, online materials, quizzes, and access to videos. The students will also be required to attend the practical portion which includes laboratory, clinical, and work experiences.
This is a certificate level course
Total Course Hours: 16
Certified Laser Technician
Students will learn how to do Laser hair removal, with IPL " Intense Pulse Lightening", Skin Tightening, Skin Resurfacing, Oxygen Facial, Laser Safety and Teeth Whitening.
Total Course Hours: 40
Teeth Whitening Specialist
Students will Learn Safety of teeth whitening, Possible side effects, Gels and Techniques, tooth staining causes, anatomy of the teeth and the scientific background of teeth whitening.
Total Course Hours:8
Pharmacy Technician
10 week Program where students will learn the proper techniques of being a licensed pharmacy technician.
Course includes; Pharmacy Law, Calculations, Prescriptions, Non sterile and Sterile Compounding, Common Drugs used, Inventory management, community pharmacy and hospital pharmacy.