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Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)

with Elizabeth O'Toole

$2,500 More Info

Are you thinking about a career in healthcare? Build your training with our Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program. Learn skills to assist physicians and work with patients in multiple healthcare settings. Our CCMA program provides instruction, lab practice and hands-on training in: preparing patients for examinations and treatment, taking and documenting vital signs, routine lab procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle.

•Other topics include: pharmacology, administration of medicine, cardiology and proper placement of leads, professional workplace behavior, HIPAA, and ethics and legal aspects of healthcare.

•This fall our class will have some face to face lessons and labs, while some lectures will be conducted on Zoom.

•CCMA is 140-hours of combined classroom and hands-on lab and the opportunity to complete a 160-hour clinical externship at a local healthcare facility. Upon successful completion of the course, participants can take the national Certified Clinical Medical Assistant exam at our learning center.

•Job opportunities with this certification are available at physician’s offices, clinics, hospitals, chiropractor’s offices, and outpatient facilities. This program is ideal for those pursuing formal Certified Medical Assistant and Nursing Programs, as well as those training for entry-level clinical positions.

•Participants in this program have the opportunity to complete a work readiness course, Medical Terminology, an online medical math class, and earn digital literacy certificates. These value added courses are offered with classroom and online components.

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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

with Brenda Duggan

Feb
22

February 22nd to June 9th, 2021

$900 More Info

This 180-hour program covers 110 classroom/lab hours and 70 hours of clinical experience along with CPR/BLS training. Class will meet online and in person at the Sullivan Learning Center with labs and clinicals at area healthcare facilities and hospital. Upon successful completion of this course, passing the State CNA exam and successful acceptance to the State Registry, you will be state certified as a CNA. Prerequisites: completed application, documented medical immunization history, meet with student advisor, and complete assessments.

Funding support may be available to eligible participants--ask us about it!

 Click here to download an application packet.

Please call our office at 422 4794 to start the process today!

Schedule (subject to change)

Monday evenings 5:30-9:30pm via Zoom

Wednesday days 8am-4:30pm in person in Sullivan

Plus the following Saturdays (daytime) 3/6, 3/27, 4/17, 5/8, 5/22

No class on the following dates: no class 4/19, 4/21, 4/28, 5/31

 

Online registration unavailable

Certified Medical Adminstrative Assistant

with Nancy Patterson

Feb
24

February 24th to May 26th, 2021

$999 More Info

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in Maine. As a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (MAA), you can access a variety of local jobs in hospitals, clinics, chiropractic, dentist and eye doctor offices. Build career skills and prepare for a national MAA certification exam in this hands-on, 12-week program. Our hands on program courses include: • Career Opportunities and Responsibilities • Office Technology • Medical Math • Medical Terminology • Medical Administrative Assistant In your MAA class, you will use an on-line simulated, medical office for realistic experience with electronic medical records. We schedule several guest speakers and will have site visits if guidelines allow. Past students have said these are some of the most valuable aspects of the program. MAA topics include: • General medical office practices • Scheduling • Customer service • HIPPA • Insurance forms • General billing • Medical ethics Participants must meet with a student advisor and complete an application. Please ask us about scholarship options. Classes will be in person as guidelines permit and live stream video through Zoom. No class weeks of April 19th.

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Medical Terminology

with Elizabeth O'Toole

Mar
23

March 23rd to June 29th, 2021

$125 More Info

If you are working in the healthcare industry and want to make yourself more marketable in the medical field, plan on enrolling in nursing school, or simply want to increase your understanding of medical terms, this 14-week course is for you! Learn the pre-fixes, suffixes and root words of medical language. This course will cover terms related to all body systems. Please have 3x5 index cards to prepare flash cards. Textbook included. 

Students should have access to a computer/device with a camera and microphone and good internet service. This class will be on the Zoom platform, so if you are new to virtual classes/meetings, please let us know, and we will schedule a test run.

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