Which Program best suits YOU?

Which Program best suits YOU?

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_{Certified Nursing Assistant}

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_{Emergency Medical Technician}

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Health Information Technology

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_{Health Professions}

HIM Employability Workshop

A GREAT opportunity for students to get some “real-world” information, network with others in the field, and prepare for the next step.

Helping students land the perfect job after graduation. HIM students enjoyed an

employer panel session where students were given more

Capping and Pinning

Ceremony

The Nightingale Pledge is

Certified Nursing Assistant

The beginning of a Journey

Activity

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_{With a partner, ask each other why you}

are choosing to enter the Health

Professions field.

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Example: Why do you want to become

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What were some of the things that

were mentioned for choosing a Health

Related Profession?



_{I like to help people}



_{Job Opportunities}



_{Good Pay}



_{Career Change}

Ozarka College offers:

2. EMT (Emergency Medical Technician)

3. Health Professions (Technical Certificate)

4. HIT (Associate of Applied Science Degree in – Health Information Technology).

5. LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse-Technical Certificate) 6. RN (Associate of Applied Science Degree in –

CNA

1. The CNA program has open enrollment. 2. It can be completed in one semester or in eight weeks depending on the schedule. 3. There is a college credit and non-credit

option for CNA.

4. Students must enroll in both Health Skills I and II concurrently(at the same time).

5. The program is currently offered in the evening. 6. Students earn a certificate of proficiency for

EMT

1. The EMT program has open enrollment. 2. It can be completed in one semester.

3. The program is currently offered in the evening. 4. Requires ride time on an ambulance.

5. Requires time logged in an Emergency Room. 6. Students earn a Certificate of Proficiency for

Health Information Technology

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This Associate of Applied Science in HIT degree

prepares people for careers in Medical

Coding/Billing/Transcription.

Health Professions (TC)

 This Technical Certificate prepares someone to work in the medical office/CNA or EMT.

 Applies in part to the AAS in HIT degree.

 Does not include:

 Coding

 _{Billing of Insurance}  _{Transcription}

 _{or other upper level courses}

 The LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) program is a

Technical Certificate and is offered at the Melbourne, Ash Flat, and Mountain View sites.

 Job market in:

Rural Hospitals

_{Doctors Offices} _{Long Term Care} _{Home Care}

Hospice

Upon graduation you must pass National Licensure Exam (NCLEX-PN) in order to practice.

Melbourne (Daytime Program)

1. This program lasts three semesters.

2. No Summer Classes.

3. 20 students are admitted for the

program starting in August. (Fall

Semester)

4. 20 students are admitted for the

Melbourne Nighttime & Weekend

1. This program lasts 11 months.

2. It starts in August (Fall Semester)

and ends on or about June 30.

Ash Flat Site-11 month program

1. This program lasts 11 months.

2. It starts in August (Fall Semester)

and ends on or about June 30.

3. 20 students are accepted.

Mountain View-11 month program

1. This program lasts 11 months.

2. It starts in August (Fall Semester)

and ends on or about June 30.

Admission Criteria

 Admission to the LPN Program is based on a point system.

 Points are earned by doing the following things:

I. Completing the (4) pre-requisites with a grade of “C” or better. The pre-requisites are the following:

1. ENGL 1013 English Composition I

2. NRSG 1213 (Math for Nurses), or AHMA Allied Health Math. 3. LPN 1204 Body Structure and Function

or Anatomy & Physiology I and II with Labs. 4. NUTR 2203 Basic Human Nutrition.

Admission Testing/Experience

II. Completing the TEAS Test.

III. Completing the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam. IV. Having Experience in a Health Care Setting.

Making Application

 1. Apply Online for admission to Ozarka College (this is not the LPN application at this point only admission to Ozarka College). Select Technical Certificate LPN for area of major, and submit required admissions documents.

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2. Complete a second Ozarka College On-line

Application for Admission to the LPN program.

Fall LPN applications are accepted between

February 1 and the April 1 deadline. Spring LPN

applications are accepted between September 1

and the November 1 deadline.

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3. Sign up to take the Wonderlic Scholastic Level

Exam and the Nursing Entrance Test (TEAS) prior

to the test date as directed by the Admissions

office. (Test results cannot be released by

 4. If applying to the Fall LPN program complete campus preference sheet available in the Nursing Department. The Spring Program is on the Melbourne Campus only.

Failure to complete each step or not receiving the necessary transcripts or documents will result in an

incomplete file and the applicant will not be considered.

Students with the highest compiled scores will be invited into the ensuing class.

Mid-term grades may be used for scoring (must be a C or higher) but must be maintained until completion of the semester.

RN Program (1+1 Bridge)

Arkansas Rural Nurse Education Consortium-ARNEC

1. Students must hold a current unencumbered LPN

license.

2. This program starts in January (Spring Semester)

and ends in December each year.

3. 40 students are admitted through Ozarka College

4. Lectures are delivered via interactive

video on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 3:30-8:30.

5. Clinicals are held on the weekends, both Saturday

and Sunday, alternating between groups. Each group

attends clinicals 9 hours each day every other

weekend on a rotating basis.

6. Testing over content is on the computer mainly

every Tuesday. Some benchmark testing is on

Thursday.

8. The application deadline is August 31,

applications are obtained in the admissions office

or application packets can be downloaded from

www.arnec.org

. Once completed you can turn

them into the admissions office. Pre-requisite

courses are also listed on this website.

9. Only one pre-requisite course can be remaining;

you must be enrolled in it at the time of application

and it must be completed by the end of the fall

semester before classes begin.

Acceptance into the RN program

 Based on a point system as follows:

1. GPA in the required pre-requisite courses. Courses have to be completed with a “C” or better.

2. The STEP Test

Note: The STEP Exam is given to students applying to the RN program as part of the application process.

Students who are accepted into the program must also pass a Math competency test with a 90 or higher in

order to secure a seat in the RN program.