Health Sciences is a one-year course of study that prepares students for employment in a long-term care facility, as well as work for home health care agencies, hospitals, doctor’s offices, private pay services, and many other employers or to continue on to pursue a college education in health care. The program is designed to teach skills in resident care which will qualify students to perform basic nursing procedures and to assist licensed practical nurses or registered professional nurses in direct resident care.
The course requires 100 hours of supervised on-the-job training (clinical practice), many of which will be outside of the school day.
In order to participate in On-Job-Training to acquire clinical hours for CNA certification, students will be required to pass a Family Care Safety Registry background check, have proof of a negative 2-StepTB test, and have proof of all immunizations being up to date. A flu shot is recommended, but not required. Students will need scrubs (color to be determined by the teacher) and appropriate shoes. Instructor will assist students in finding suitable placement.
Health Science students participate in SkillsUSA.