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Career Expectations

  • Clinical site requirements (vary by location)
    • Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card
    • Background check
    • Negative blood or two-step TB skin test
    • Immunization Record including hepatitis B and measles/mumps/rubella, chicken pox and current flu vaccine
    • Drug screening (10 panel, including marijuana)
    • Physical exam
    • Understand infection control, sterilization, HIPAA, and OSHA health/ safety standards
  • Ohio Department of Health (ODH)/Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
    • Complete a 75-hour training program (59 hours lecture/16 hours clinical)
    • Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card
  • Certified Clinical Medical Assistant/Phlebotomy
    • Complete 30 successful venipuncture sticks on live individuals
    • Complete 10 successful capillary finger sticks on live individual
    • Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card
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Ohio Department of Education & Workforce Development Courses

Year 1

  • Medical Terminology 
  • Health Science and Technology
  • Patient Centered Care 

Year 2

  • Patient Centered Care and Diagnostics
  • Health Science Capstone

 

View complete course guide here

Next Ready Skills

At Great Oaks, you’ll do more than learn a trade; you’ll master NextReady skills like clear communication and problem-solving that help you get hired. You will get a head start on building a professional reputation for being dependable, adaptable, and technically skilled before you even graduate

Effective Communicators

Provide clear written/verbal information regarding patient histories, receive/give feedback to patients/medical care professionals, and collaborate with medical teams.

Critical Thinkers

Analyze complete medical cases and use patient data to adjust treatment approaches quickly/efficiently.

Adapt­able Navigators

Adapt to changing technology/patient needs and adjust treatments quickly when patient condition or clinical schedules change.

Account­able Employees

Take full ownership of patient care, consistently follow all safety/infection control protocols, and maintain medical ethics/confidentiality.

Skilled Professionals

Master health science content and technical skills to provide high-quality care and maintain necessary health care career credentials.

Bottom Line: If you are a compassionate person, enjoy hands-on care, and want to make a difference in patients’ daily lives, Health Technology may be right for you.