• Nursing Assistant
• Advanced Home Health Aide
• Patient Care Assistant
• Allied Health Assistant
• Advanced Allied Health Assistant
• Patient Care Tech |
| Mission |
| Prepares students
for employment as cross-trained nursing assistants, home
health care technicians, patient care assistants , nursing aides and orderlies, home health aides or allied health assistants. (Dual enrollment option) |
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| Licensure/Certification |
| NACEP certification examination
(Florida Statutes—Chapter 82-162) eligibility upon
successful completion of the first 165 hours. |
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| Occupational Completion
Points |
| The training format
allows program exit at any of the following occupational
completion points (OCPs): |
| Content |
Hours |
| Basic Healthcare Worker |
90 |
| Nursing Assistant |
75 |
| Advanced Home Health Aide |
50 |
| Patient Care Assistant |
75 |
| Allied Health Assistant |
100 |
| Advanced Allied Health Assistant |
100 |
| Patient Care Technician |
60 |
| Total Program Hours |
600 |
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Additional Admission Requirements
• Age—18 years; take
TABE Assessment
• Proof of physical examination
• Proof of negative TB skin
test or chest x-ray
• Proof of Hepatitis B vaccination
series
• Florida Department of Law
Enforcement background check |
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| Basic Healthcare Worker |
| An introduction to the health
care field including knowledge and skills required to
begin training for various health occupations. |
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| Nursing Assistant |
| Legal and ethical responsibilities,
care of the elderly, safety in the health care facility,
and basic patient care procedures and treatments. |
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| Advanced Home Health Aide |
| Prepares nursing assistant
to function specifically in the home environment. |
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| Patient Care Assistant |
| Training includes assisting
with a physical examination, specific nursing treatments
and procedures related to the care of patients in the
hospital setting, and operation and care of hospital
equipment and supplies. |
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| Allied Health Assistant |
Expand skills beyond PCA to become a
multi-skilled worker in an allied health care area, such
as phlebotomy, monitor tech and EKG. |
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| Advanced Allied Health
Assistant |
| Expand multi-skilled training in areas not
covered in allied health assistant. |
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| Patient Care Tech |
After completion of ALL previous components,
the student will have achieved the completion points
as a multi-skilled nursing assistant with organization
team member skills. |
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