Nursing Assistant:
The Nursing Assistant
(NA) Training Program
offers 163 hours of
orientation (1 hr.),
classroom (100 hrs.),
clinical experience
(48 hrs.), CPR training
(8 hrs.) and testing
(6 hrs.). Successful
completion of the
course involves not
missing more than
6 hours of class,
no clinical or CPR
hours can be missed.
Graduates are then
eligible to sit for
the State Competency
Exam administered
by Pearson VUE, Inc.
The cost of the exam
is an additional $96
payable to NACES.
After successful
completion of the
State Competency Exam,
graduates will be
registered on the
North Carolina Department
of Facilities Services
Nurse Aide Registry.
The N.A. 1 can work
under the direction
of a RN, performing
basic nursing techniques
on clients who are
sick or who have chronic
health problems. One
hundred and sixty
five tasks are necessary,
including personal
care, turning, transferring,
assisting with walking,
lifting, exercising,
feeding, administering
enemas, taking blood
pressures and vital
signs, changing clean
dressing and caring
for the body after
death. The tasks require
the ability to see
and hear accurately.
Students are required
to be able to perform
fine motor skills
with their hands.
Fees.
Students must pay
$192 to SCC for registration
and malpractice insurance.
Students must also
pay an additional
fee of $36 for supplies
and all students must
purchase the required
text directly from
the Bookstore prior
to class. Also, students
are required to present
proof of insurance
or purchase an accidental
only policy through
SCC for an additional
$15 at time of registration.
Orientation.
All students enrolling
in the Nurse Aide
Program at SCC are
required to attend
an orientation session
held one week prior
to the start of the
class. Students will
not be permitted to
register without attending
the orientation session.
Students should bring
their social security
card, driver’s
license, and immunization
record to the first
class. Also, if a
third party is paying,
an authorization letter
should be sent on
the first day of class.
Prerequisites.
At least one week
prior to class students
will be required to
take a reading test
and pass at a 9th
grade level.
Those who are interested
should call their
local SCC Center to
pre-register and to
sign up for a reading
test. A PPD test must
be administered within
3 months of the first
day of clinicals.
• Angel Medical
Center, Franklin
Theory
TWTH 5/18-8/24 5-9p
R. Skiner $192
Clinical
TWTH 5-9; Sat. 8-4:30
Orientation
– Macon Annex,
room 102
Th
5/13 4-6p
• SCC Swain
Campus
Theory
MW 5/24-9/21 9-3:30P
M. Parton $192
Clinic
MW 6:45-3:15pm
Orientation
F 5/21 9am
• SCC Jackson
Campus
Theory
TTh 7/13-10/26 5-10p
M. Parton
Clinical
TTh 6:45a-3:15p
Orientation
Th 7/8 4-6pm $192
Nurse Aide
I Refresher Course:
The Southwestern Community
College N.A. I Refresher
course will be offered
to N.A. 1’s
who were previously
listed on the North
Carolina Nurse Aide
I Registry within
the past (3) there
years without any
allegations of abuse,
neglect, or misappropriation
of a patient’s
belongings and has
let his/her listing
expire for appropriate
reasons as to be determined
by the program coordinator.
Verification of the
previous listing with
above stipulations
must be obtained prior
to admission into
the Refresher course.
The Refresher course
candidate must provide
a copy of his/her
social security card
and a photo I.D. The
Refresher course will
consist of forty (40)
hours of instruction
in the classroom and
lab setting and six
(6) hours of testing.
State exam will be
administered by Promissor,
Inc., and will be
an additional cost
to the student. Students
must attend all sessions.
All other Southwestern
Community College
Competency Evaluations
policies will be complied
with for the N.A.
I Refresher Program.
Students must purchase
the required text
directly from the
Bookstore prior to
class.
• SCC Swain
Campus T,Th 6/1-6/17
8a-4:30P D.Sawyer
$120
ON-LINE
CLASSES
Become a Medical Coding
Specialist.
On-line Coding classes
beginning August 2,
2010.
Study at home or office
via computer.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Continuing
Education Division
offers Basic to Advanced
Online Coding Classes
that are open to individuals
interested in gaining
insurance coding skills
for an entry-level
job, to the coder
who desires educational
enrichment through
earning CEUs and to
the coder who is preparing
for the AAPC Coding
Certification Exam.
The Series of eight
On-line classes is
designed to enhance
the knowledge of the
individual preparing
to challenge the AAPC
National Organization
Certified Professional
Coder's Exam.
Insurance Coders
may work in hospitals,
for insurance companies
and at home or at
client’s site
as a consultant upon
completion of the
program, based
on their previous
experience in the
medical field and
employer’s requirements.
Some people will enter
the work force as
an entry level Coder
while others with
prior experience as
a seasoned Coder may
fill many different
jobs throughout the
Physician office.
| ***All
Medical Coding
Classes*** |
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Students
must pre-register
by July 5th. |
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11-week
course (39 hours)
offered via the
Internet (8/2/10-10/15/10). |
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The
Registration fee
for each course
is $120, plus
$5 Technology
Fee, plus course
materials. |
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Cost
for the Course
Material Download
$64. |
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Students
must have access
to a computer
with a high-speed
internet connection
and an e-mail
account. |
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To pre-register,
call (828) 497-7233
or e-mail, scotts@southwesterncc.edu |
Medical Terminology
(Online) Serves
as a foundation for
all other medical
training courses.
Over 1000 words and
terms are defined
in 33 chapters outlined
by body systems. Words
are pronounced through
your computer speaker.
The course material
download contains
a comprehensive audio
medical dictionary.
(Course Materials:
Download)
Medical Billing
(Online)
Prepares students
for entry level jobs
in accounting skills
necessary in a doctor’s
office or other medical
facility. This thirty
nine hour eleven week
course includes Front
Office Management,
Filing Part B CMS
1500, Filing Part
A CMS 1450, All About
Medicare, Medicare
Billing Problems,
Patient Record Keeping
using Medisoft, Medicare
as Secondary Payer,
Medicare & Home
Health, Medicare and
Women’s Health.
Also included is a
1000 page 28 chapter
Advanced Claims Processing
Manual with everything
you ever wanted to
know about starting
your own medical billing
business from home.
At the end of the
regular course work,
you are given an option
to use Code it Right,
an on line electronic
version of the ICD9
and CPT coding manuals.
This is not an instructor
led course and has
no bearing on your
Medical Billing grade.
(Course Materials:
Download)
Medical Coding
(Online)
Prepares students
for entry-level jobs
in insurance coding
in a doctor’s
office or other medical
facility. This course
includes ICD-9 CM
Coding, CPT Coding,
Medicare Fraud &
Abuse, and Evaluation
& Management.
(Course Materials:
Download, ICD-9 Manual,
$65 approx; and CPT
Manual, $55 approx.)
Instructor: Bill Hess
Advanced
Coding ICD9 (Online)
This course compiles
and summarizes the
official coding guidelines
concerning the most
common yet complex
diagnosis coding issues.
The course is organized
by major body system
chapters, as found
in the ICD-9-CM manual.
Each chapter is organized
by (1) Issues (2)
Coding Clarification
(3) Physician Documentation
Issues, and (4) Coding
Scenarios. Real life
coding problems illustrating
the issues are presented
with ICD-9-CM solutions.
(Course Materials:
Download, and ICD-9-CM
Manual, $65 approx.).
Instructor: Bill Hess
Advanced
Coding-CPT (Online)
This course is organized
according to the sections
in the CPT book. Frequently
asked questions from
real life situations
are answered in an
authoritative manner.
This course provides
advanced coding problems
with their solutions.
The main emphasis
is on Evaluation and
Management and Surgery
codes. A five-step
outline is used to
help you code the
exercises/scenarios
in the problems. Detailed
medical history reports,
including post-operative
reports, are provided
from which CPT codes
are determined. (Course
Materials: Download,
and CPT Manual, $55
approx.). Instructor:
Bill Hess
AAPC, AHIMA,
and AMBA Certification
Exam Review This
online course is designed
to prepare students
to take the (1) Certified
Professional Coder
Examination (Hospital)
administered by the
American Academy of
Professional Coder,
(2) the Certified
Coding Associate exam
administered by the
American Health Information
Management Association
and (3) the Certified
Medical Reimbursement
Specialist exam administered
by the American Medical
Billing Association.
(Agencies may require
different certifications).
Topics for review
include Medical Terminology,
Human Anatomy, CPT
Coding Guidelines,
ICD-9-CM (Vol. 1 ,
2 & 3) Diagnostic
Coding, HCPCS Level
2, E//M Coding, Anesthesia
Coding, Surgical Coding,
and Use of Modifiers.
(Course Materials:
Download, ICD-9-CM
Manual, $65 approx.;
and CPT Manual, $55
approx.). Instructor:
Bill Hess
Anatomy
& Physiology for
the Medical Office
- Part One This
eleven week thirty-nine
hour self-paced course
presents the structure
of organisms by body
systems and analyzes
the normal function
of body organs. Topics
include cells &
tissues, the integumentary
system, the axial
skeletal system, the
appendicular skeletal
system, the muscular
system, the general
nervous system, the
central nervous system,
and the peripheral
nervous system. Full
color graphics and
audio descriptions
complement descriptive
text material. (Course
Materials: Download)
Instructor: Bill Hess
Anatomy & Physiology
for the Medical Office-
Part Two This
eleven week thirty-nine
hour self-paced course
continues the study
of body systems. Topics
include the five senses,
the endocrine system,
the blood, the heart
and blood vessels,
the lymphatic system,
the respiratory system,
the digestive system,
metabolism, the urinary
system, and the reproductive
system. Full color
graphics and audio
descriptions complement
descriptive text material.
(Course Materials:
Download) Instructor:
Bill Hess
CEU APPROVAL
/ CERTIFICATE
Upon completion of
each course, participants
will receive a College
certificate for the
appropriate number
of contact hours (CEUs).
Application
has been made for
AAMA-approved CEUs.
($5.00 additional
CEU fee payable to
AAMA for non-members.
If official documentation
of completion is required,
a Continuing
Education Transcript
can be requested from
the Registrar. These
classes do not count
toward a degree and
will not transfer
into a degree program.
Purchasing
Manuals
The ICD-9-CM Coding
Manual should be a
Physician's Version,
which will contain
Volumes 1 and 2. It
can be the Standard
or Professional edition
and should have been
published within the
past two years. The
CPT Coding Manual
can be the Standard
or Professional edition
and should also have
been published within
the past two years.
You may order online
from one of the following
sites:
Purchasing Course
Material Download
You may purchase the
Download required
for each course online
at: http://www.dlearn.com/buynow.htm
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