Upon completion of this 1350-hour program, the student is eligible to sit for the Florida State Board of Nursing exam. This course is approved by the Florida State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Council on Occupational Education.

♦Nursing Home                           ♦Medical

♦Home Health                             ♦Surgical

♦Nutrition                                    ♦Obstetric

♦Human Growth                         ♦Pediatric

♦Pharmacology                            ♦Geriatric

♦Body Structure/Function

Full-Time Program

Class start dates: July and December

Class hours:

First 9 weeks-Mon thru Thur 7:30 to 3:30

After 9 weeks- Mon & Tue 6:30 – 4:00

Wed & Thur 8:30 – 3:00

Evening Program

Class start dates: January or August continues for 17-months

Class days: Tue - Wed - Thur weekly

Class hours:

5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and

Alternating weekends

6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
 

Estimated cost for Practical Nursing courses: $5,000 includes uniforms, textbooks, and supplies.

Medical Assisting is a multi-skilled, allied health profession whose practitioners work primarily in ambulatory settings such as medical offices and clinics. Medical assistants function as members of the health care delivery team and perform administrative and clinical procedures.
 

♦Computer Skills                             ♦Vital Signs

♦Medical Terminology                    ♦Patient Histories

♦Scheduling Appointments             ♦Minor Surgery

♦Transcription                                 ♦Phlebotomy

♦Medical Correspondence               ♦Medications

♦Billing Coding                                 ♦Pharmacology

♦Insurance Processing                      ♦Basic ECG

♦Laboratory Tests
 

Upon completing this 1300-hour program, the student is eligible to sit for national certification exam offered by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and the American Medical Technologist (AMT). The First Coast Technical College Medical Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment (AAMAE).
 

Class start dates: January, August, and

Summer Session

Class days: Monday thru Thursday

Class hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Estimated cost: $4,000 includes uniforms, textbooks, and supplies.

Instructor: Donna Oakley RN BSN

Phone: 1-904-829-1087

Lab Assistant: Joanne Robinson

Phone 1-904-829-1082

The Patient Care Assistant (PCA) course is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of three occupational areas:
 

♦Articulated Nursing Assistant

♦Advanced Home Health Aide

♦Patient Care Assisting
 

The Patient Care Technician is comprised of the PCA occupational areas plus the following three occupational areas:
 

♦Allied Health Assistant (EKG, Phlebotomy, or United Secretary)

♦Advanced Allied Health Assistant

♦Patient Care Technician
 

Upon completion, the student is eligible to sit for the Nursing Assistant Exam for state certification.
 

Class start dates: Call for schedule

Class days: Monday thru Thursday

Class hours: 7:30 – 3:30

Class location: Putnam County Campus
 

Estimated cost: $1200 includes uniforms, textbooks, and supplies.

 

NURSING ASSISTING

This course runs during the first 6-weeks of the Patient Care Assisting/Patient Care Technician program and covers Health Core and Nursing Assisting. It is also taught as a 165-hour course both days and evenings at the St. Augustine campus.
 

Please call (904) 829-1081 for scheduled dates, times, and location.
 

PHLEBOTOMY
 

Phlebotomy evening classes are also offered at both St. Augustine and Palatka campuses. Please call (904) 829-1081 for scheduled dates, and times.

MEDICAL

TERMINOLOGY/TRANSCRIPTION
 

This course is designed to instruct the student in the correct usage of medical and scientific terms relating to the body systems. Learn basic word construction, suffixes, prefixes, and grammar & punctuation as it relates to pathology, clinical procedures, laboratory tests, and practical applications. Transcribe actual case reports and learn how to use the S.O.A.P. format.