Medical & Nursing
Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Clinical)
Instructor: Maliqua Gomes, RN
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Days of the week: Monday & Wednesday
Start Date: September 19, 2011
Length of Course: 200 hours
Content: This course is designed to prepare you for employment as a Medical Assistant in the physician’s office, hospital, clinic, laboratory or dialysis. You will learn medical terminology, phlebotomy, documentation, and patient assessment. You will begin to become familiar with communication with various members of a multidisciplinary team. The practical portion of the class will include taking vital signs, phlebotomy instructions, injections, obtaining throat & wound cultures, urine dip-testing and safety in the medical workplace. All students who sign up for this class will need to pass a CORI, provide a current immunization record and be interviewed by the Instructor and Director before they will be accepted into the program. After successfully completing this program you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Cape Cod Tech, you may then apply for certification through the American Association of Medical Assistants.
Cost for Course: $2,000.00 (includes CCT Lab Coat). Students must purchase their own textbooks.
Tuition Plan Available – Call Marian Manning, Director of Community School
Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Administrative)
Course Category: Nursing & Medical
Course Topic: Medical Assistant – Administrative
Instructor: Jesse White
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Days of the week: Tuesday
Start Date: September 25, 2012
Number of Weeks: 60 Hours
Content: This course is designed to prepare the student for employment in the front office of a physician’s office, hospital, clinic, laboratory or dialysis. You will begin to become familiar with communication with various members of a multidisciplinary team, scheduling and referrals. The practical portion of the class will include the office practice needed.
Cost for Course: $675.00 (Students must purchase textbook: Delmar's Comprehensive Medical Assisting, Administration and Clinical Competencies, 4th edition)
Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program
Instructor: Cynthia Gardner, MSN, RN-BC, CNL
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Days of the week: Monday & Wednesday
Start Date: January 23, 2012
Number of Weeks: 75 plus hours of classroom instruction and lab hours, plus 24 hours of clinical rotation.
This course is designed to teach basic nursing skills needed for employment as a nursing assistant in hospitals, nursing homes, home situations, and other long term care facilities. This course will cover basic nursing skills, personal care skills, and recognition of the needs of the patient. You will learn how to take vital signs of the patients, meet their personal hygiene, their safety, nutrition needs as well as general comfort. Upon completion of your classroom experience you will be assigned 24 hours of clinical rotation. This is needed to gain your certification. Mantoux test is required prior to clinical rotation. Costs of all health tests needed are at the student’s own expense. An entrance meeting with the instructor is a must, plus a CORI must be done before final acceptance.
Cost for Course: $1,400.00 Includes: CPR Training, CCT Uniform Shirt
Cost of textbook and MA State Examination is extra
Tuition Plan Available – call 508 432-4500 ext.229
Phlebotomy
Instructor: Sandra MacPhee, Certified Phlebotomist
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Days of the week: Tuesday and Thursday
Start Date: January 24, 2012 (CLASS IS FULL)
Number of Weeks: 13 weeks
Content: The primary role and responsibility of a phlebotomist is to obtain blood specimens from patients for the purpose of laboratory analysis. Students will learn to obtain a variety of laboratory specimens with hands on laboratory practice sessions as well. This course covers the use of multi-sample needles, butterflies, and syringes. In addition; specimen collection, federal safety regulations, medical ethics will be discussed. Preparation for the ASCP Certification test will be covered, but the fee for the test is not included in class price. Students will need to get a current TB, hepatitis B series, and tetanus immunization.
Cost for Course: $1,400.00 includes CCT Lab Coat, student must supply textbook (call for information)
Tuition Plan Available – Call 508-432-4500 x 229
Medical Coding
Instructor: Ken Cable-Camilleis, CMRS, CPC
Day of the week: Monday and Thursday
Time: 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Start Date: Monday, January 9, 2012
Number of Weeks: 60 Hours
This course will prepare you for your career as a medical coder. You will learn how to use the CPT and the ICD-9-CM manuals to find medical codes for diseases and their treatments. The knowledge gained in this course will help prepare you for work in numerous types of medical administrative positions; in doctors’ office, public health facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, insurance companies, and in some cases even from home. A previous course in Medical Terminology or proven related experience is a must. Upon successful completion of this course you will be prepared for a national coding certification exam offered by the American Academy of Professional Coders. A certificate of completion from the Community School at Cape Cod Tech will also be issued to you.
Cost for Course: $675.00 Textbooks Extra – Step-By-Step Medical Coding 2012 (Carol J. Buck), Text & Workbook, AMA Physician ICD -9-CM 2012, CPT 2012 Professional Edition (Current Procedural Terminology) and HCPCS Level II 2012
EKG / Cardiovascular Technician
Instructor: Cynthia Gardner, MSN, RN-BC, CNL
Time: 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Days of the week: Tuesday
Start Date: January 24, 2012
Number of Weeks: 12 weeks
This course prepares students for a career as an EKG / Cardiovascular Technician. The EKG course includes information on the operation of the EKG, anatomy and physiology of the heart, medical terminology, medical and legal aspects of patient contact, and disease process. Students will be exposed to 12 lead EKG tracing and the basic rhythm identification. This course is greatly expanded over the previous EKG course offered. Students are required to complete a CORI. A Certificate of Completion will be rewarded upon successful completion of this course. Cost for Course: $300.(includes CPR training) Textbook extra
Home Health Aide
Instructor: Cynthia Gardner, MSN, RN-BC, CNL
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Days of the week: Thursday
Start Date: TBA
Number of Weeks: 6 weeks
Expand your employment opportunities with a course designed to teach
you about becoming a Home Health Aide. Upon successful completion of this course
you will receive a Certificate as a Home Health Aide. Candidates must be a Certified
Nursing Assistant.
Cost for Course: $199.00 (textbook to be supplied by student)
Medical Terminology
Course Category: Nursing / Medical
Course Topic: Medical Terminology
Instructor: Amanda Murphy, RN
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Days of the week: Tuesday
Start Date: January 24 2012
Number of Weeks: 10 weeks
Content: This is the course that you must take if you are considering working at a hospital, doctor’s office or an insurance company. This course is needed for any career connected to the health and medical fields. You build your medical vocabulary, understanding, and use of terms in this course, and the instructor will instruct you on how these terms are related to the elements of various anatomic and systematic parts of the body. Upon completion of this class you will be at ease using and speaking medical terms. A certificate of completion will be issued at the completion of the course. We strongly recommend this course for anyone entering the medical / nursing field.
Cost for Course: $325.00 (Students must purchase Medical Terminology, An Illustrated Guide, Sixth Edition by Barbara Jansen Cohen, ISBN-13: 978-1-60547-614-9, ISBN-10: 1-60547-604-8 and read chapters 1, 2 & 3 prior to start of class)
Medical Billing
Instructor: Marita Cable-Camilleis,CPC
Time: 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Day of the week: Wednesday
Start Date: January 25, 2012
Number of Weeks: 8 Weeks
In this course you will learn concepts and processes related to medical billing. The course will consist of billing terminology that is used in the billing departments of medical facilities including; doctor’s offices, clinics and hospitals. You will also learn about the different types of insurance plans including; commercial plans, Medicare and Medicaid, plus dealing with deductibles and other patient responsibilities. The HIPPA Privacy Rule, Security Rule and Transaction/Code Sets Standards will also be addressed. Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a certificate of completion from the Community School at Cape Cod Tech.
Cost of course: $325.00 - Students must purchase Medical Billing 101, Michelle M. Rimmer
Health Claims Specialist Certificate Program
Instructor: Ken Cable-Camilleis, CMRS, CPC
Instructor: Amanda Murphy, RN
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Start Date: January 9, 2012
Number of Weeks: See Individual Class Write-up
This program combines three courses; Medical Terminology, Medical Billing and Medical Coding. Upon successful completion of all courses, a Certificate of Completion will be awarded.
Cost of Course: $1,250.00 ($75.00 savings)
Advanced Massage Techniques for Massage Therapists
Course Topic: Advanced Massage Techniques Levels 1 - 3 for Licensed Massage Therapists
Instructor: Joanna Ruggiero, Licensed Massage Therapist, Licensed Educator
Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Days of the week: Thursday
Start Date: January 26, 2012
Number of Weeks: 6
Content: Advanced Level One – Gentle complement to Swedish massage. Places the focus on energy and intention and the important role they play in gentle massage. This level includes Chakra work, gentle rocking, stretching and counter balancing techniques.
Advanced Level Two – Takes it up a notch focusing on posture improvement and increased ROM by releasing knots and energy blocks to improve flexibility. Features variations/modifications on deep tissue massage.
Advanced Level Three – A stimulation massage that activates body systems to promote detoxification and create more flexibility.
Cost for Course: $225.00
