Health Care and Rehab Therapy Technician Diploma
Training in the healthcare assistant program at Kaplan College could help prepare you for a rewarding career that can make a difference in other people's lives. Through this program, you could gain the relevant skills to assist with providing nursing and rehabilitation assistance to patients under the supervision of health care professionals.
The objective of Kaplan College's healthcare assistant program is to provide you with the in-depth knowledge, skills, and work habits to pursue entry-level employment in these settings:
- Private practice offices
- Clinics
- Acute and subacute care hospitals
- Assisted living facilities
- Chiropractic clinics
The program offers diverse front office training, hands-on functional rehabilitation coursework, and general nursing skills including clinical experience, phlebotomy with glucometer testing, electrocardiology, and basic life support. Earning a diploma from our program can prepare you to work with inpatients and outpatients who have a variety of diseases, injuries, and neurological or orthopedic problems.
Healthcare Assistant Program Features
Our comprehensive Healthcare Assistant Diploma program offers:
- In-depth clinical and administrative course instruction
- Hands-on training
- Preparation assistance for certification exams
The program is intended to help eligible students prepare for the National Phlebotomy Certification exam, as well as a Nurse Assistant competency evaluation for the Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) exam.† Potential Career Opportunities
As a graduate of our healthcare assistant program, you perform the following duties in a health care setting:
- Assist with ambulation and transfers
- Aid patients with daily living activities
- Perform limited dressing changes
- Set up catheter care
- Assist with patient and group treatments