This
instructional program that prepares individuals to support pharmacists by
providing assistance during patient consultation, counter dispensing
operations, and prescription preparation: keeping patient and related health
record information; and by performing a wide range of practice-related duties.
Students will have the school knowledge required to sit for the national exam
(PTCB).Upon obtaining registration in the State Board of Pharmacy, graduates
will qualify to work as a Pharmacy Technician in both hospital and retail drug
store pharmacies.
This
program provides the students with the basic knowledge and skills that will
qualify them as entry-level medical assistants performing both front and back
office duties including taking EKG'S and drawing blood. They can work in
doctor's clinics/offices, medical centers, hospitals, medical laboratories,
research laboratories, medical schools, pharmaceutical companies or medical insurance
companies.
This program is designed to
enable the students to receive sufficient training in medical terminology,
medical correspondence, fundamentals of physical examination and vital signs,
bookkeeping, typing/keyboarding, computers and office practices so that
graduate may find employment in offices of doctors, dentists, optometrists, and
all types of medical clinics and facilities. Front Office Medical Assistants
perform a variety of tasks such as assisting physicians in treating patients,
taking patient medical histories, preparing patients for examinations,
arranging and caring for instruments and equipment in examination rooms. They
also complete and maintain patient records, schedule appointments, and arrange
for hospital admissions.
This course
is designed to prepare students for certification by the State of California as an entry-level worker on a
health care team in a long-term care facility. The curriculum is a structured
to provide classroom theory and through community classroom placement,
practical application of skills needed to function as a nurses assistant. The
Nurse Assistant Training and Assessment Program Model Curriculum (NATAP) meets
Title 22 and OBRA required hours of theory and clinical exposure for
preparations for state certification.
