Course Information Do you enjoy helping people? Are science classes your favorite?
Consider a career in allied health: you may provide direct care and treatment for patients to improve their health, verify that medical machines operate, or you may make sure the medical office operates smoothly. These programs can serve as the first steps in your career in healthcare.
Health Careers
Caring for People with Alzheimer’s
Habilitation Therapy is a method used to best care for and positively enhance the quality of life for those who have dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease. Learn ways in which you can promote positive emotions in those you care for and learn simple ways to maximize their strengths and abilities, while minimizing their limitations. Learn how a well-planned environment can promote independence and help the thinking of a person with dementia, and how using good communication skills can help to decrease or even eliminate distressing behaviors or other problems. Helpful to those working in the healthcare field as well as those caring for family members at home. COURSE CODE
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DAY(S)
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LOCATION
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HEA111 ADM
98568
SEP 25
9:00AM-12:30PM
MON/WED
2 WEEKS
DANVERS
MURRAY
$159
HEA111 ALH
98569
NOV 6
6:00PM-9:30PM
MON/WED
2 WEEKS
LYNN
MURRAY
$159
Central Sterile Processing QUICK FACTS: Medical Equipment Preparers
Medical equipment preparers clean and sterilize surgical instruments and medical equipment. They also prepare instruments and equipment for use.
Median Level Wages
$33,330 – $58,070
Preparation
High school diploma or equivalent recommended. Complete moderate on-the-job-training. Certification will increase wage.
10 Year Projected Growth
Massachusetts: 17.3% North Shore: 20.5%
— Data from Massachusetts Career Information Systems
Central Sterile Processing Technician
Learn to clean and sterilize surgical instruments and medical equipment. Set up and deliver them to surgical areas, hospital rooms, clinics and even patient’s homes. Assemble, adjust and check non-sterile equipment, and sterile supplies needed for surgery or other medical procedures. Learn about microbes and germs and how they cause infections. Learn about managing inventory, ordering supplies, inspecting, maintaining, delivering and retrieving equipment and instruments for surgery, emergency room and other patient care units. After completing this program, test for the certifying exam given at a local Prometric Testing Center to obtain provisional certification from the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management Association (IAHCSMM). The cost of this exam is not included in cost of this program. Once employed, you must accumulate 400 hours of work experience within six months to become fully certified. Program includes classroom, lab, and experience in a sterile processing department during the clinical portion of the program. Job requires ability to lift at least 50 pounds. Clinical experience may be on any day/time of the week, based on clinical site schedules. Prerequisites: (1) It is strongly recommended that students take the Accuplacer Placement Exam at the Center for Alternative Studies and Testing prior to registration, for advising purposes. (2) A CORI check is required, come to the Danvers Campus, Math & Science Building 106C to complete at least two weeks before class starts. (3) Proof of immunizations and a negative TB test is required and given to the instructor at the first class. Textbook required: Available at the Danvers Campus Bookstore. COURSE CODE
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HEA104 ADM
98675
SEP 11
6:00PM-9:30PM
MON/THU
13 WEEKS
DANVERS
DECOSTA
$1,764
New! Central Sterile Test Preparation Don’t miss out! Legislation requiring Central Sterile Technicians to be certified in Massachusetts is currently being reviewed. Prepare now for the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management Association (IAHCSMM) certification exam. Test materials and test strategies will be covered to increase your success on the exam. Textbook required: Available at the Danvers Campus Bookstore. COURSE CODE
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LOCATION
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HEA105 ADM
98674
SEPT 13
6:00PM-9:00PM
WED
8 WEEKS
DANVERS
STAFF
$169
Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide QUICK FACTS: Nursing Assistants/Home Health Aides
Nursing assistants give personal care to patient in hospitals and nursing homes. They work under the direction of nurses and doctors. Home health aides care for recovering patients, the elderly, or people with disabilities in their own homes.
Median Level Wages
$25,710 – $30,010
Preparation
High school diploma or equivalent recommended. Be at least 16 years old, complete formal training program, and pass the state licensing exam.
10 Year Projected Growth
Massachusetts: 17.3% North Shore: 18.0%
— Data from Massachusetts Career Information Systems
Fall 2017 Courses
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