Certificate Programs

CMA certification is an ideal step if you are considering a nursing degree or an entry-level clinical position. Take the next step in your healthcare career!

Clinical Medical Assitants (CMA) are an essential role in healthcare and are in high demand locally!

CMAs work with providers mainly in outpatient facilities; they are a critical part of a patient’s care team.

Our CCMA program provides instruction, lab practice, and hands-on training. Externships are completed at the end of the course.

CMA training includes:

•   Administrative and clinical duties
•   Preparing patients for examinations and treatment
•   Updating medical records - EMR
•   Taking and documenting vital signs
•   Routine lab procedures
•   Diagnostic testing, including EKG
•   Basic phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle
•   Workplace expectations and professionalism
•   Training includes an externship prior to employment

Additional CCMA courses include: Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, and Medical Math.

Please call for more information or download a CCMA application here.

**Payment is not required at the time of registration here. Scholarships and financial assistance available. Thanks to a DOL grant, we are able to offer this course at a reduced cost and have additional financial aid available.

If our classes don’t fit your schedule, call us about Winter/Spring options with RSU 25 Adult Education.

By registering, you're letting us know you are interested in receiving more information about the CNA-M training offered by RSU 24 Adult Education.  A student advisor will contact you to give you more details, answer any questions you may have and discuss financial assistance that's available.  Or you can call us directly at 207-422-4794 FMI. The cost of the course is $700.   

Class will be scheduled once we have enough students who have submitted the required paperwork and assessment.

This programs trains CNAs to administer selected non-injectable medications to patients who are 4 years of age and older. The course consists 120 hours of training, labs and clinicals.

In order to take this class the Certified Nursing Assistant must:

1. be active CNA and in good standing on the Maine State CNA Registry with no disqualifying annotations
2. have completed at least the equivalent of one year (2,080 hours) of full-time employment as a CNA prior to taking the couse (this can be accumulated over a period of time), and
3. achieve a 10th grade level on a reading comprehension assessment
4. have all paperwork (application, references, confirmation letter(s) of hours of employment) submitted

For more information, please call Jean at 207-422-4794.

Application

Personal Support Specialists (PSS) are unlicensed assistive personnel employed to provide hands-on assistance with daily living for older adults and people with disabilities.  PSSs provide services related to a member’s physical requirements for assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) A PSS provides these services according to an authorized plan of care, which can be different depending on where and whom they are working with. 

This 50-hour course prepares participants to work in home health care or residential settings. Personal care, communication skills, observing, reporting and documentation, how to provide care safely and deal with emergencies, consumer rights, aging and illness are among the topics taught. State certification is awarded upon successful completion of skill components and written exam.

An intake appointment and assessments are required prior to the start of this course.  Please call our office for more information or to register: 422-4794. 

Class Schedule

Wed. 4:30-9:30pm on 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 16 & 23

Sat. & Sun. 8:30am-4:30pm on 11/5, 11/6, & 11/19 

Clinical date: Sunday, November 20 7am-7pm

n intake appointment and assessments are required prior to the start of this course.  Please call our office to register: 422-4794. 

Please note that class meets Wednesday evenings each week from 4:30-9:30 plus Saturdays and Sundays 10/8, 9,  & 22 from 8:30-4:30 and Clinical date: Sunday 10/23  7am-7pm

This state certification course prepares students to administer medications in state-certified residential facilities in Maine. Learn all about medications and their side effects and how to document procedures performed. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will obtain a certificate from the State of Maine and be certified to provide medication administration in the residential setting. Re-certification is required every 2 years. This is an in-demand job and highly recommended for CNAs who work in Assisted Living facilities and/or the PSS.

CRMA Application

Masking is optional for students entering our buildings.  We ask that our students monitor their health for signs/symptoms of COVID and to test when symptoms are present.  Students should remain home until symptoms improve.