Career Colleges of America

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Programs

• Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound) (Diploma)
  
• Medical Assistant (Diploma)
  This program prepares students for an entry-level position in the medical field as a front and/or back office assistant. Positions are available in clinics, hospitals and doctors’ offices. Upon successful completion of the training, the graduate will be able to perform EKG; prepare strips for evaluation; perform venipuncture; collect specimens; collect patient data; perform vital signs, CPR, and First Aid; perform simple lab tests (e.g., Urinalysis, Hematocrit); prepare patients for physical examinations; and assist physicians in minor surgeries.
• Medical Biller (Diploma)
  This program provides students with the basic knowledge and skills that will qualify them to work as an entry-level Medical Biller, performing the front office duties as a medical clerk working in the clinics/hospitals/medical groups, and also as a Health Claim Examiner working with insurance companies. Students will be exposed to billing forms, eligibility guidelines for Medicare, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, and billing procedures for Tricare, Blue Shield/Blue Cross, and Workers’ Compensation. Students will learn the use of ICD-9 and CPT books for coding diagnoses and procedures.
• Pharmacy Technician (Diploma)
  Upon successful completion of the training, the graduate will be able to identify and understand drug nomenclature, dosage forms, routes of administration, and abbreviations used in pharmacy; identify the most common medications by their trade and generic names; perform conversions and/or calculations of weights and measures; understand California pharmacy law; understand basic pharmacology; and perform pharmacy operations of the Drug Distribution system, sterile product preparation, and outpatient areas.
• Surgical Technology (Diploma)
  The student will develop the knowledge and skills required in becoming an integral part of a medical team providing care to patients during the critical periods of surgery. During the clinical phase of the student’s training, the student will perform critical skill development in areas such as operating room set-up; preparing patients for surgery; the passing of surgical instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons; scrubbing and gowning; care and disposal of specimens; and assist in cleaning and stocking the operating room for future operations.
• Vocational Nursing (Diploma)
  This program provides students with the theory, laboratory, and clinical experiences that will serve as preparation for an entry-level position as a Vocational Nurse. Upon successful completion of the training, the student will be able to: (1) demonstrate competencies in direct patient-care activities in hospitals and in community-based health care agencies; (2) demonstrate ethical and caring behaviors while providing nursing care; and (3) register and sit for the NCLEX-PN examination.