Ready to start your healthcare career? For those looking to embark upon a new occupation or make a career switch at a later point in life, there it no better time than now to enroll in an accredited medical school in NJ!
All of the following certificate programs mentioned below can have you working in a new healthcare job in less than two years if you’re a full time student.
Here are 3 great programs that might be a good fit for your goals and availability.
#1: Medical Assistant Technician
Program Length:
AM Classes- 1 year & 2 months
PM Classes- 1 year & 7 months
One of the most flexible, yet in-demand healthcare certifications, Medical Assistants play an important role on health care teams in physician offices and clinics. Nearly all healthcare facilities require these knowledgeable and reliable professionals to help with everything from taking patient vitals and drawing blood, to handling daily administrative tasks. Medical Assistants also record patient histories, give injections, perform blood pressure checks, and other administrative functions including appointment scheduling and reception.
Students who graduate from a Medical Assistant Technician program are candidates for entry-level positions in physician and specialist offices and other healthcare facilities, including clinics and outpatient care centers.
Working as a medical assistant is a great way to jump start your medical career and see where your talents lie. Average salary for a Medical Assistant in New Jersey is $29,370*, and you can become certified in little more than a year if you enroll in a daytime curriculum at a medical school in NJ.
#2: Patient Care Technician
Program Length:
AM Classes – 1 year & 3 months
PM Classes – 1 year & 9 months
A patient care technician is an important job in the medical profession. PCTs provide help for patients in hospitals, doctor’s offices and nursing homes. A nurse or doctor normally supervises the patient care technician.
PCTs are trained to carry out clinical tasks, including routine office-lab procedures. They may also assist during minor surgery procedures, perform routine office diagnostic procedures and EKGs, prepare the patient for physical exams, take vital signs, and more. The patient care technician training curriculum at Healthcare Training Institute includes medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, EKG, phlebotomy procedures, pharmaceutical procedures, infection control procedures, nurse aide in long-term care, and more. The patient care technician will be expected to handle administrative office procedures including filing and writing reports, preparing protocol, and scheduling as well.
Interested in a patient care technician career? Average salary for a PCT in New Jersey is $39,000 per year according to Indeed.com, and you can become certified in a year and 2 months if you enroll in our daytime curriculum. A great way to launch your medical career!
#3: Medical Billing & Coding Specialist
Program Length:
AM Classes – 8 months
PM Classes – 1 year & 2 months
The healthcare industry is hiring many qualified medical billing and coding specialists, making this a highly sought-after position with flexible scheduling and a good salary. As a medical billing and coding student, you will learn to use computer systems to code, classify, and index information for health records and medical billing. Certification programs vary in length from 8 months to a little over a year. These programs are a great option for someone who would like to enter the medical field, but has less interest in hands-on medicine.
Average salary of a medical billing and coding specialist is $34,160* per year.
Jobs are expected to increase by 22% in the year 2022, much faster than industry average making medical billing and coding an excellent career choice.
#4: Certified Nurse Aide
AM Classes: 2 months
PM Classes: 2 months
Certified Nurse Aides have daily contact with individuals in their care and act as a helpful liaison between the nurse and patients, gathering vital information about their patient’s conditions, which they must then transmit to their supervisors.
CNA duties include cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, examination rooms, and other patient areas, documenting patient behavior and physical symptoms, applying dressings, and other tasks under the direction of the nurse or physician.
Certified Nurse Aides can work in a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, adult day care centers, personal homes and assisted living facilities.
The CNA program is a great option for anyone who would like to enter the medical field and launch their new career quickly. Enroll in a qualified medical school in NJ today and you’ll be certified in 2 months.
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*Statistics from Bureau of Labor Statistics.