Start your career ladder in nursing by taking an entry-level healthcare class to become a Nurse Aide. Your future job duties would include basic patient care, taking vital signs, bathing, and feeding for patients of all ages.
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Healthcare is One of the Fastest Growing Industries
Start your journey today toward becoming a Certified Phlebotomy Technician! The benefits of completing the program include more job opportunities, an increased pay scale, and increased subject matter expertise. No medical background is necessary. This program is taught by an industry professional and qualifies you to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Certified Phlebotomy (CPT) national exam.
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If you’re a “people person,” and are interested in secure employment within the healthcare field, a career as a Medical Administrative Assistant may be just what you’re looking for! Working at the front desk of a medical office requires strong organizational skills, professionalism, and the ability to solve problems. Throughout this course, you will have the opportunity to learn about office reception skills, general day-to-day operations, and effective communication techniques. You will also perform routine tasks in an electronic medical records (EMR) training system to better prepare you for today’s job market.
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The pharmacy technician prepares medications under the direction of a pharmacist. 
This person may measure, mix, count, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders in a retail pharmacy or a hospital pharmacy environment.
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Connie Miller is a 2015 graduate of the Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program available at LFCC Workforce Solutions. Before entering the CMA program, Connie was as a stay-at-home mom raising her children and taking care of her family. Now that her children are older it was time for her to join the workforce. “I’ve always been interested in medical … I wanted to get my feet wet per se and I looked into the CMA program for about a year,” said Miller.
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This fall, the health care industry is in the middle of adapting to the HITECH Act and between now and October 1, 2015, the new ICD-10 code set for reporting diagnoses and procedures to payers must be adopted. ICD-10 is far more complex than ICD-9, breaking diagnosis codes down to a much finer level of granularity. For example, diabetes was a single code under ICD-9, but now there are 50 codes associated with that disease! While the current ICD-9 code set includes 13,800 three-to-five-digit, primarily numeric diagnostic codes, the ICD-10 code set includes approximately 69,000 three-to-seven-digit, alphanumeric codes. Learning all of this new information will be a significant challenge for all of our healthcare providers and their staffs. Continue reading New ICD-10 Code Set Online Training
It’s an exciting time to start your career in the healthcare industry and there are endless possibilities to consider when getting started. You can work with patients directly or indirectly, give a shot or give a shoulder to lean on. If you are interested in a healthcare job, there is a position to fit your desires and experience level. Continue reading Start or Enhance Your Healthcare Career
Did you know Lord Fairfax Community College and Workforce Solutions offers over 15 academic programs in the health professions field?
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Nicole Russell is a 2013 graduate of the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program through Workforce Solutions. Although she had previously worked in the medical field, she took some time off to focus on raising her children. When she was ready to return to the workforce, the CMA program was a quick way for Nicole to learn new skills, gain a national certification and participate in an externship that led to employment at a local medical practice. “[CMA Program] allowed me to sharpen my skills to be better in my current position,” says Russell.
Russell credits Sharon Cason, the CMA instructor, for her hands-on instruction and clinical assignments that helped prepare her for a job as a CMA. “Sharon Cason was a great instructor. She had our class very hands-on in the instruction and clinical assignments.” Continue reading Certified Clinical Medical Assistant Spotlight
A Medical Assistant plays a key role in the healthcare industry today! Throughout this course, you will learn the administrative and clinical competencies needed to be successful in this field. Topics covered in this course will include clinical patient care, administrative assisting, anatomy, pharmacology, point-of-care testing, phlebotomy, and EKG placement through classroom lectures and labs.
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