Health Careers Training
Get on the fast track to an exciting and rewarding career in the health care industry as a nurse aide in our nursing assistant skills class! This program provides knowledge and skills for nurse aides to assume the role and responsibility required in a long-term care setting. The focus is on communication, infection control, safety, resident/patient rights, and basic nursing skills. The class consist of 75 hours of training in both classroom theory and hands-on practice. Students must complete a minimum of 16 hours of supervised practical training. To ensure mandatory hour requirements are met, this course has a strict attendance policy for class, lab, and clinical days.
Cost
- Tuition for 3 credit hours - $558
- Mandatory fee for 3 credit hours - $24
- Liability insurance fee - $11
- State testing fee (written and performance) - $115
- Bookstore material (textbook, workbook, testing procedures manual, and Castlebranch background check) – around $150
Total cost of course will be approximately $858. Financial aid may be available.
Eligibility requirements
- Students purchase material from the OCTC bookstore. The program approved nurse aide textbook, workbook, testing manual, and background check are each required.
- Must pass criminal background check requirements prior to program participation. The clinical facility has the right to deny student clinical placement based on the results of their background check. Students not allowed to attend clinical cannot meet the requirements of the program.
- Proof of negative 2-step TB test within the past 12 months.
- COVID-19 vaccines are required by some clinical facilities. Exemptions may be available at the clinical facility's discretion.
There are several class schedule options to choose from.
Please contact us for more information!
LaTasha Shemwell
Program Manager
(270) 686-4455
latasha.shemwell@kctcs.edu
The Kentucky Medication Aide (KMA) course is a ten-week class. KCTCS is the sole provider of training and testing for the KMA program that prepares the state registered nurse aide (SRNA) to administer specific medications in a long-term care facility as delegated and
Cost
- Tuition for 5 credit hours - $930
- Mandatory fee for 5 credit hours - $40
- Liability insurance fee - $11
- State testing fee - $50
- Bookstore material - around $100
Total cost of course will be approximately $1,131. Financial aid may be available.
Eligibility requirements
Must be a current SRNA with at least 6 months of work experience to obtain this credential.
Please contact us for more information!
LaTasha Shemwell
Program Manager
(270) 686-4455
latasha.shemwell@kctcs.edu
This certification entails four certifications while you work in industry! The program bundles the classes of NAA 100 Nursing Assistant Skills I (3 credit hours), PHB 152 Phlebotomy: Clinical Experience (1 credit hours), PHB 170 Applied Phlebotomy (3 credit hours) and CPR 100 CPR for Healthcare Professionals (1 credit hour). Once all of these classes are completed successfully the graduate will be eligible to receive the certified medical technician certificate. The program allows the graduate to either enter the healthcare field with a varied technical skill set and/or enter a healthcare program.
Please contact us for more information!
LaTasha Shemwell
Program Manager
(270) 686-4455
latasha.shemwell@kctcs.edu
