Healthcare Training Programs
PLEASE NOTE: Up to $2,000 in financial aid may be available for these programs to those who qualify.
For more information, or to register for any of the programs on this page, contact:
Melissa Shockey: (304) 434-8000 or toll-free: 877-982-2322, ext. 9253
At-A-Glance: Healthcare Training Series
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)
Course Contact Hours - 120
Classes will be held in Romney (at Hampshire High School)
For more information, or to register, contact Melissa Shockey, or call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000; or toll-free: 877-982-2322.
Medical Assistant Career Track
Course Contact Hours - 150 [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class Schedule ]
[fulfills the Workforce component for the Technical Studies Certificate & Certification; includes Medical Terminology, Medical Administration, EKG, Basic Phlebotomy]
16 weeks in Moorefield:
Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, plus 7 Saturdays 9 am - 3:00 pm.
To register, or for more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000.
Today’s dynamic medical practice needs health care professionals who possess both administrative and clinical skills. Health care professionals who can process incoming patients, draw blood and read EKG results provide a versatile and valuable resource to any medical practice. In response to the growing need for healthcare professionals with multiple skills, the Medical Assistant Program is designed to give students a comprehensive suite of administrative and clinical skills. The Medical Assistant Career Track program includes the subject areas:
- Medical Terminology
- Medical Assistant / Admin
- EKG Technician
- Phlebotomy Technician
Individually courses in these areas are very valuable in today's healthcare economy. Packaged together in the Medical Assistant Program, they provide the foundation for a highly marketable healthcare professional. And after completing the program, an aspiring healthcare professional would possess the skills required to perform multiple tasks in a complex and dynamic healthcare environment. In addition to acquiring multiple healthcare professional skills, students who successfully complete this program would be eligible to sit for multiple national certification exams.
Medical Administration
Course Contact Hours - 45 [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class Schedule ]
Pre-requisite-Medical Terminology or approval from advisor
5 weeks in Moorefield
Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, plus 2 Saturdays 9 am - 3:00 pm
To register, or for more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000
This course prepares students to function effectively in many of the administrative and clerical positions in the healthcare industry. Administrative Medical Assistants, Medical Secretary, Medical Records Clerk, and Health Unit Coordinators are all positions in great demand. Administrative medical assistants update and file patients' medical records, fill out insurance forms and arrange for hospital admissions and laboratory services. They also perform tasks less specific to medical settings, such as answering telephones, greeting patients, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, and handling billing and bookkeeping.
This program covers important background information on anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, insurance billing and coding, medical ethics, customer service and legal aspects. This program is intended to provide students with a well-rounded introduction to medical administration so that a student can gain the necessary skills required - to either obtain or advance to a health care administration position.
EKG Technician Certification
Course Contact Hours - 45 hours [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class Schedule]
Pre-requisite - Medical Terminology or approval from advisor
6 Weeks in Moorefield
Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm, plus 2 Saturdays 9 am - 3:00 pm
To register, or for more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000.
This comprehensive 45-hour EKG Technician Certification Program prepares students to function as EKG Technicians and to take the ASPT – Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician exam - and other National Certification Exams.
This course will include important practice and background information on anatomy and physiology of the heart, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, legal aspects of patient contact, electrocardiography and stress testing.
Additionally, students will practice with EKG equipment and perform hands-on labs including introduction to the function and proper use of the EKG machine, the normal anatomy of the chest wall for proper lead placement, 12-lead placement, and other clinical practices.
Pharmacy Technician ONLINE Program
Online Pharmacy Technician Program, open-entry enrollment.
For more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000.
Today’s dynamic pharmacy environment requires that professionals understand clinical, administrative, and reimbursement issues that the pharmacy organization faces on a daily basis.
Pharmacy Technicians work in pharmacies under the direction of a pharmacist. Their main responsibility is filling prescriptions according to doctors' orders for patients.
This comprehensive program will prepare students to enter the pharmacy field and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam.
Course content includes medical terminology specific to the pharmacy, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names.
The Pharmacy Technician Career Track program is designed to give the student a comprehensive suite of administrative and clinical skills necessary to compete for high paying health care – pharmacy jobs.
It includes the following subject areas:
- Medical Terminology
- Pharmacy Technician
Students will learn dosage calculations, I.V. flow rates, drug compounding, dose conversions, dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control, and online billing and reimbursement.
Additionally, this program includes a medical billing and coding course which provides the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems, how to manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-10 manual), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures.
Phlebotomy Technician Program
Course Contact Hours - 110 hours [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class Schedule ]
16 weeks in Moorefield
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
To register, or for more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000
This 110-hour Phlebotomy Technician Program prepares professionals to collect blood specimens from clients for the purpose of laboratory analysis.
Students will become familiar with all aspects related to blood collection and develop comprehensive skills to perform venipunctures completely and safely.
Classroom and lab work includes terminology, anatomy and physiology; blood collection procedures; specimen hands-on practice; and training in skills and techniques to perform puncture methods. Note: There is no outside externship rotation included with this program.
The course includes the opportunity to sit for the NHA certification exam.
Basic Phlebotomy Program
Course Contact Hours - 45 hours [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class schedule ]
Pre-requisite - Medical Terminology or approval from advisor
6 weeks in Moorefield
Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6pm-9:30pm, plus 2 Saturdays 9am-3pm
To register, or for more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000.
Medical Billing & Coding ONLINE Program
Online Medical Billing & Coding open-entry enrollment.
For more information and to register, contact Melissa Shockey: 304-434-8000, ext. 9253.
Course Description
This billing and coding program delivers the skills students need to solve insurance billing and coding problems. It details proper assignment of codes and the process to file claims for reimbursement. Course topics include HIPAA and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the Health Insurance Claim Form (CMS 1500), basics of diagnostic and procedural coding, tracing delinquent claims and insurance issues, CPT modifiers, and more.
Successful completion of the course makes students eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) Examination, which provides national professional certification.
Course Outcomes
- Identify the important role of a medical coder in upholding ethical billing practices and in obtaining reimbursement for healthcare services
- Correctly use the ICD-10-CM for diagnostic coding
- Correctly use CPT codes for coding medical procedures
- Apply national and local HCPCS codes and modifiers
- Explain the purpose and use if ICD-10-PCS codes
Registration
For more information, or to register, contact Melissa Shockey, in the Workforce Education Department: 304-434-8000, ext. 9253; or toll-free: 877-982-2322.
Dental Assisting Program
Course Contact Hours – 100 hours [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class schedule ]
Course description: The Dental Assisting Program prepares students for entry-level positions in one of the fastest growing healthcare professions. The purpose of this program is to familiarize students with all areas of administrative and clinical dental assisting focusing on the responsibilities required to function as an assistant in a dental practice.
For more Information & Registration, contact: Melissa Shockey: (304) 434-8000 ext. 9253.
Course Contact Hours - 15 hours [←Contact Eastern's Workforce Department for Class schedule]
1.5 weeks in Moorefield
Monday & Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm., plus 1 Saturday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.
To register, or for more information, call Eastern's Workforce Education at 304-434-8000.
The Medical Terminology course covers a broad range of medical vocabulary that deals with systems of human anatomy and medical treatment. This 15-hour class will show students how to identify the different parts of words that make up medical vocabulary, including prefixes, suffixes, and root words. This approach provides learners the basic skills to break down and define the medical terms used in the healthcare field.
NHA (National Healthcare Association) Certification Testing
Eastern is an approved site to offer and proctor the National Health Career Association Certification (NHA Certification) exams. Each of the programs below includes the opportunity to sit for the NHA certification exam for that specific area during the last scheduled session for the chosen course.
- Billing & Coding Specialist
- Clinical Medical Assistant
- EKG Technician
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Phlebotomy Technician
Upcoming NHA exam dates at Eastern WV CTC:
May 18, 2021 at 9am
May 25, 2021 at 9am
June 29, 2021 at 9am
July 27, 2021 at 9am
Also, under special circumstances, Eastern will arrange to offer and proctor NHA Certification exams by special arrangement.
For more information about NHA Certification exams
or any of the above training programs, contact:
Melissa Shockey: (304) 434-8000 or toll-free: 877-982-2322, ext. 9253.
