Texas Careers

Medical Technician Programs at Texas Careers

• Certificate: Nurse Aide Description: Nurse aides assist nurses in providing basic patient care. They usually work in a nursing home or a hospital. They work under the direct supervision of a nurse in order to fulfill their duties. They handle routine tasks related to patient care such as taking and recording vital signs. <BR></BR>Routine duties of the nurse aide include: assisting patients with bathing and other personal hygiene needs. If specimens are requested, the nurse aide will be required to collect them and bring them to the lab for testing. Various other duties include: changing bed linens and keeping patients' rooms neat and orderly, replenishing a patient's water supply, or helping patients with daily hygiene.

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• Diploma: Dental Assistant Description: In our Dental Assistant Diploma program, your training will focus on a variety of clinical procedures you may perform on the job as you assist the dentist chair-side during dental procedures. Learning how to take dental x-rays, sterilize instruments, set up trays for the dentist, perform four-handed dentistry, and take impressions of patients' teeth can help you as you prepare for success in the dental field.

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• Diploma: Medical Assistant Description: Our medical assisting program aims to provide you with an education that will prepare you to enter the medical workforce with demonstrated technical skills, work ethics, and professional values. The goal is to help you prepare for a fulfilling medical assisting career with a bright future. Upon graduation, you may apply for job opportunities at local clinics, physicians' offices, hospitals, HMOs, or other allied health facilities.

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• Diploma: Medical Office Specialist Description: With our Medical Office Specialist Diploma program, you could acquire the hands-on training and job knowledge needed to pursue an entry-level position in the health care field. Our experienced instructors offer inside knowledge in areas such as medical terminology, medical insurance, and emergency medical procedures that you cant get from most textbooks. Through group discussions, lectures, and hands-on laboratory experience, you could learn how to keep a doctors office, clinic, or other health care facility running efficiently.

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• Diploma: Vocational Nursing Description: At Career Centers of Texas, we offer the professional education and hands-on experience that can help you enter the world of nursing. Reporting directly to a physician or registered nurse, licensed vocational nurses deliver care to a range of patients in a wide variety of clinical settings. With the Vocational Nursing Diploma program, you can acquire the career training needed to perform these duties as an entry-level employee in the nursing field.

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