School of Health and Emergency Services

DENTAL CAREERS (Y) #0928

This 2-semester course provides students with basic knowledge of the duties of a dental assistant. After classroom instruction, students receive in-service training in a local dental office where they observe and perform dental procedures. This community class training consists of approximately 220 hours. After placement, students will follow a training plan for their assigned dental facility 4 days per week and will report for classroom instruction 1 day per week.

DENTAL RADIOLOGY #0941

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be issued a certificate as well as receive written and clinical evaluations. Possession of this certificate entitles students to expose Dental Radiographs in the state of California. This information will be provided to the Committee on Dental Auxiliaries for their records.

The course encompasses didactical, laboratory, and clinical instruction in radiation safety. Areas of instruction include, but are not limited to, radiation production and safety, intraoral exposure techniques, film processing, reading, and mounting.

FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN (Y) #0948

This course is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the fire service. This would include city fire departments, county fire districts, California Department of Forestry, California Parks, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and private companies involved in fire service and fuels management. Major areas of training and certification include State Firefighter I Training, Wild Land Fire Training, EMS First Responder Training, Hazardous Materials Training, and CPR Training. As part of their training, students will also be expected to spend part of the second semester in an on-the-job training experience with local fire agencies. All the instructors in this program are full-time firefighters, each having responsibility for that phase of training within their area of expertise.

HOSPITAL OCCUPATIONS (Y) #0944

This 9-month course begins in September and provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment or decide on a specific focus for further vocational training in a variety of health settings.

After spending the first 9 weeks in the classroom learning how to work in a patient care setting and studying medical terminology, vital signs, CPR, and basic anatomy and physiology, the student is then placed in one of the many health care community classroom sites.

Students have the opportunity of firsthand experience in as many as three different settings, allowing them to pursue a specific area in higher education and/or gain employment upon completion of the course.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT (Y) #0945

The Medical Assistant course will prepare the student for both the administrative and clinical functions in a medical office setting. Initial instruction will focus on the “core curriculum,” including those areas common to both areas of medical assisting, including Ethical and Legal Considerations, Medical Terminology, Body Structure and Function, Infection Control, etc.

Building on the core curriculum, the student will then progress to the administrative and/or clinical segments for more specific instruction and training necessary for successful employment in a doctor's office or clinic setting. Because the job title of Medical Assistant applies to an individual who can perform both administrative and clinical duties. It is strongly recommended that the student complete both segments of the course. This Medical Assistant course will include both classroom and community site training.

HOME HEALTH AIDE (S) #0946

This program is designed to prepare Certified Nursing Assistants for certification by the State of California as a home health aide. Certification allows the home health aide to function as an entry-level worker on a health care team in a home health agency. The curriculum is structured to provide theory and practical application of knowledge and skills needed to function as a home health aide.

IN-HOME SUPPORT SERVICES

PROVIDER #0946IH

This course provides the student with theory and practical application of knowledge necessary to secure employment as an In-Home Support Provider. Most of the jobs in this field involve working with the elderly, disabled, and ill and mentally disabled persons in their own homes or in residential care facilities. Some providers work with families in which a parent is incapacitated and small children need care. Others help discharge hospital patients who have relatively short-term needs.

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) #0947

This training program prepares the student for certification by the State of California as an entry-level worker on a health care team in a long-term care facility or an acute care hospital. The curriculum is structured to provide theory and practical application on skills needed to function as a CNA.

CPR: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER #0945L1

This program offers American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support Courses to the community, businesses, and other organizations. After successfully completing either the HeartSaver Plus or HealthCareer Provider course, students will receive an American Heart Association card These courses will be available throughout the year for renewing the 2-year certification.

CPR: HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RENEWAL #0945L2

This is a renewal course of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification.

LAW ENFORCEMENT (S) (Y) #0933

This course is designed to acquaint the student with every facet of the criminal justice field and includes instruction in firearms, elementary law, unarmed defense, rights of citizens, and court procedure. The entire scope of careers in law enforcement is discussed, covering every level from federal to state to local. Students learn how to apply for and pass law enforcement entry examinations.

In addition, students are taught the proper way to complete job application forms and are exposed to a "mock oral," which simulates the stress of an actual job interview. The student has an opportunity to get to know professionals in the field through the many field trips made available. Students enrolling in the program must provide shorts, T-shirts, and tennis shoes. College credit for this course may be available through El Dorado Center of Los Rios Community College.