Clinical Hemodialysis Technician - Associate's

This program is designed to educate students on how to provide the highest quality of care to patients who have chronic kidney disease (ESRD). Clinical hemodialysis care is a life supporting health care profession practiced under qualified medical direction. The program prepares students to operate hemodialysis machines and to work as technicians in hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities. Hemodialysis technicians work with people with kidney disease by collecting blood, by performing punctuation and catheterization, and by providing pre- and post-assessment of patients.

Health Care Administration - Bachelor's

The Health Care Administration Program provides an opportunity for students who are interested in preparing for rewarding and challenging careers by providing competency-based educational programs that meet the changing needs of employers of an emerging high demand health care industry. The graduates are expected to effectively function as entry level administrators/managers in response to health care reforms, trends, issues and problem solutions that affect health and welfare of the people.

Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor's

Medical Assisting - Associate's

Launch your career off in the medical field with a degree in Medical Assisting. In this program students study the structure and function of the major body systems in conjunction with medical terminology, professional procedures, medical law and ethics, computer skills and administrative processes. This program gives students theory and hands-on experience that will allow them to demonstrate their clinical skills including patient care, laboratory procedures, assisting with exams, collecting specimens, administering patient medication, recording vital signs and taking patient history. Students will also be able to demonstrate administrative skills including scheduling, bookkeeping procedures, medical office and records management, processing of insurance claims, and procedural and diagnostic coding.

Medical Insurance Billing & Coding - Associate's

This program provides students with the knowledge and skills to be successful billers and/or coders. The program is designed to provide comprehensive exposure to the administration of insurance billing and coding. The program explores the many specialty areas of the medical insurance industry. Students will gain the competency and experience necessary to succeed in these highly specialized fields.

Pharmacy Technician - Associate's

Program objectives are to educate and provide pharmacy technicians that are capable of assisting pharmacists in the preparation and dispensing of medications. Graduates will be capable of working in a variety of home health care settings such as hospitals, retail, long-term care facilities, home health care agencies, clinic pharmacies, mail order pharmacies, and drug wholesalers. Upon completion of the program, students will have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to practice competently as pharmacy technicians.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, [May 23, 2011] [http://www.bls.gov/oco/].

**http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes119111.htm

Phlebotomy/EKG Technician - Associate's

This program prepares students to operate an EKG machine and to work as technicians in non-invasive cardiac diagnostic laboratory units in hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, medical clinics and other medical facilities. Students will learn how to prepare patients for EKG mountings, how to operate a 12 lead EKG machine, how to interpret EKG readings including identification of signs of advanced heart diseases, interpretation of advanced arrhythmias, interpretation of hypertrophies as well as myocardial infarction.

[IMG2]

Additionally, students will acquire the professional skills needed to perform phlebotomy procedures (drawing blood). Students will also learn how to perform medical asepsis techniques, blood collection, patient identification, finger sticks, venipuncture, heel sticks and collection of urine samples. Upon completion of the program, students will have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills to practice competently as EKG and phlebotomy technicians.