IN-PERSON COURSE - Combination CNA and Phlebotomy Technician

GRADUATES OF THE CNA PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Appropriately assist residents with activities of daily living

• Check residents’ vital signs

• Create professional communication by use of correct medical terminology

• Don and doff personal protective equipment

• Perform clinical handwashing/ medical asepsis technique

• Understand medical laws such as HIPPA

• Use correct body mechanics to transfer residents

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA’s), also known as nurses aides, orderlies, and home health aides, work under the supervision of a nurse and provide assistance to individuals with daily living tasks.

There are many different entities of health care that are awaiting the new nursing assistant/CNA graduate. Hospitals such as UAB, Brookwood Medical Center,  Princeton Baptist Medical Center, as well as a variety of home health agencies and nursing homes are searching for up and coming medical field specialists looking for a career as nursing assistants.

Our primary focus is to produce top notch nursing assistants/ CNA's and health care professionals.

WHERE EDUCATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES

Curriculum is developed to align with the Prometric exam program

Program available onsite at D.Hill School of Healthcare Services, LLC (Birmingham, AL campus)

This course will introduce the student to an ever-changing world of the nursing field. It will focus on the role of a Certified Nursing Assistant while developing professional skills.

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program offers a certificate of completion, which will make the student eligible to sit for their state boards exam through Prometric. The training program is designed for those who wish to begin or expand their careers in the health/ medical field.

The CNA program will train students in broad areas of assisting residents with activities of daily living, anatomy/physiology, disease prevention, medical terminology, and professionalism.

CRENDITAILS AWARDED

Students who successfully complete (36hrs of laboratory, 36hrs of theory lecture, and 24 clinical hours) 96 clock hours in a term will have completed the program and will be able eligible to take the Prometric's State exam. After student has passed their nurse aide certification exam, they will be granted a CNA Certificate of Completion. The CNA students will be certified and registered through the Alabama Department of Public Health. With the certification... read more by clicking to "View Catalog" on our website.

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GRADUATES OF THE PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Learn and evaluate the proper way of extracting blood from veins, arteries or capillaries in adults, children and infants

• Formulate ways to securely and safely handle blood and blood/urine products

• Create professional communication by use of correct medical terminology

• Perform pain assessment

• Perform clinical handwashing/ medical asepsis technique

• Handle patients who have syncope

• Perform points of care testing, glucose testing, pregnancy testing and HIV testing

Now that the baby boomer generation has flooded the medical system, phlebotomists are in great demand. The career outlook is bright for phlebotomy and it’s also a great start for those interested in pursuing further interests in the medical field like nursing.

Our phlebotomy training course will give you hands-on training on how to draw blood and teach you to skills you need to pass the National Phlebotomy Exam. In our Phlebotomy courses, students are trained to become competent for an entry-level position as a Phlebotomist Technician in the medical field. Our phlebotomy training program will help you get your phlebotomy certification so that you can get a full-time job as a Phlebotomist.

WHERE EDUCATION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES

This course will introduce the student to an ever-changing world of phlebotomy. It will focus on the role as a Phlebotomy Technician, while educating what each lab tube represents and its purpose. The phlebotomy program offers a Certificate of Completion. It is designed for those who wish to begin or expand their careers in the health/ medical field. The phlebotomy program will train students in broad areas of handling and drawing blood, anatomy/physiology, disease

prevention, medical terminology, and professionalism.

CREDENTIALS AWARDED

Students who successfully complete (33 hours of Laboratory and 64 lecture hours) 97 clock hours in the course term will be granted a Phlebotomy Technician Certificate of Completion. After completion of the phlebotomy training course, the Phlebotomy Technician students will be eligible to become nationally certified and registered through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). With the certification, students will be classified as... read more by clicking to "View Catalog" on our website.