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ATU Ozark | health Science
The Health Sciences area provides students the flexibility to utilize multiple disciplinary
training options in a variety of technical fields.
Students earning the Technical Certificate in Health Professions may go directly into
the healthcare support workforce as nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians,
community health workers or phlebotomists (depending on option chosen); or continue
on for advanced training and education. Students successfully completing the Health
Professions program may continue on to pursue an Associate of General Studies and
Bachelor of Professional Studies.
CAREER OPTIONS
You could work as a(n):
- Nursing Assistant
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Community Health Worker
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Aide
- Pharmacy Tech
- Phlebotomist at clinic
- Phlebotomist at a hospital laboratory
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Alumni of our program work at:
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital
- Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
- Baptist Health
- Village Pharmacy
- Medi Quick Pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy
- St. Mary's Hospital
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Credentials that stack with this degree:
- Technical Certificate
- Associate of Applied Science
- Bachelor of Applied Science
- Bachelor of Professional Studies
HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Familiarity with medical terminology
- Familiarity with human anatomy
- Pharmacy calculations
- Medical Terminology specific to the pharmacy
- Read and interpret prescriptions, parts of the prescription, and labeling
- Students hone their skills by practicing with other classmates.
- Students apply their training in the Phlebotomy Practicum course which involves scheduled
time in a medical laboratory drawing blood from a variety of patients.
SKILLS YOU WILL LEARN
- Medical Terminology
- Human Anatomy
- Healthcare Basics
- The history of pharmacy and health care, pharmacy technician role and responsibilities
- Pharmacy technician certification and registration process
- Skills to read and interpret prescriptions
- Review of the top drugs
- Skills to identify drugs by generic and brand names, information and pharmacy resources
- Dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding and dose conversions
- Dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing reimbursement
- Active listening
- HIPPA rules
- Infection control
- Lab safety
- Problem-solving skills for entry-level phlebotomists
- Standard precautions for phlebotomists
