If you need additional information about the CNA program, contact Stacy France or Mindy Conner at 828.586.4091, ext. 272 or 800.447.4091, ext. 272.

If you have questions regarding Medical Coding Online, contact Scott Sutton at 800.447.4091, ext. 450.

Medication Aide: This course is designed to meet the training requirements for becoming qualified to be a Medication Aide. The course will cover the six rights of medication administration for non-licensed personnel. Topics will include medication administration via the oral, topical and instillation routes, medical asepsis, hand hygiene, terminology, and legal implications. Upon completion, students should be able to take the competency exam and demonstrate skills necessary to qualify for listing on the North Carolina Medication Aide Registry. Pre-requisites: high school diploma or GED and must be able to follow and communicate verbal and written English instructions. Students entering this program must be on the Nurse Aide Registry and have a current CPR Card. Students must purchase the required text directly from the Bookstore prior to class.
• SCC, Jackson Campus
MWF 7/21-8/1 9A-1P D. Higgins $55

Nursing Assistant: The Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program offers 167 hours of orientation (1 hr.), classroom (100 hrs.), clinical experience (48 hrs.), CPR training (12 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 $92 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.

NAIs can work under the direction of a licensed 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 perform fine motor skills with their hands.

Those who are interested should call their local SCC Center to pre-register. A detailed orientation is provided at the first class. Students must pay $82 to SCC for registration and malpractice insurance. Students must purchase the required text directly from the Bookstore prior to class.

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. PPD test must be administered with in 3 months of the first day of clinical.
• SCC, Jackson Campus
    WTh 7/16-11/12 4-9P P. Olesen $82
    Clinicals will alternate between 6-9P and 8A-2:30P to gain morning experience
• SCC, Swain Center
    WThSa 7/9-9/18 5:30-9:30P D. Sawyer $82
    Theory: WTh 5:30-9:30P; Sa 8-4:30P
    Clinical: WTh 5:30-9:30P, Sa 7:30-3:30P

Nurse Aide I Refresher Course: The Southwestern Community College NA Refresher course will be offered to NA I’s who were previously listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide I Registry within the past (3) three years without any allegations of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation of a patient’s belongings and has let their listing expire for appropriate reasons as to be determined by the program coordinator. Verification of the previous listing with the above stipulations must be obtained prior to admission into the refresher course. The refresher course candidate must provide a copy of his social security card and a photo I.D. The refresher course will consist of forty hours of instruction in the classroom and lab setting and six hours of testing. State exam will be administered by Pearson VUE, Inc, and will be an additional cost to the student. Students must attend all sessions. All other Southwestern Community College Competency Evaluation policies will be complied with for the NA I Refresher Program. Students must purchase the required text directly from the Bookstore prior to the first class.
SCC, Jackson Campus
    MWF 8/4-8/27 9A-1P D. Higgins $60

Online Coding Classes begin August 11.
Study at home or office via computer.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Continuing Education Division offers Basic to Advanced Online Coding. Courses are open to the individual 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 online classes is designed to enhance the knowledge of the individual preparing to challenge the AAPC National Organization Certified Professional Coder’s Exam.

Upon completion of the program, Insurance Coders may work for hospitals or insurance companies, at home or at a client’s site or as a consultant 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’s office.

NUR3235 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 CD-ROM used also contains a comprehensive audio medical dictionary. (Course materials: CD-ROM)

MED3006 Medical Billing (online): Prepares students for entry-level jobs with the accounting skills necessary in a doctor’s office or other medical facility. This course includes Front Office Management, Filing Part B HCFA 1500, Filing Part A HCFA 1450, Medicare, Medicare Billing Problems, and Patient Record Keeping using MediSoft, Medicare as Secondary Payer, Medicare & Home Health, Medicare and Women’s Health. (Course materials: CD-ROM)

MED3023 Medical Coding (online): Prepares students for entry-level insurance coding positions 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: CD-ROM, ICD-9 manual $65 approx. and CPT manual $55 approx.)

MED3030 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: CD-ROM, and ICD-9-CM manual $65 approx.)

MED3030 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: CD-ROM, and CPT manual $55 approx.)

MED3008 AAPC, AHIMA, and AMBA Certification Exam Review (online): This course is designed to prepare students to take: (1) the Certified Professional Coder Examination (Hospital) administered by the American Academy of Professional Coders, (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: CD-ROM, ICD-9-CM manual $65 approx. and CPT manual $55 approx.)

HEA3002 Anatomy & Physiology for the Medical Office - Part One (online): This self-paced course presents the structure of organisms by body systems and analyzes the normal function of body organs. Topics include cells and 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: CD-ROM)

HEA3002 Anatomy & Physiology for the Medical Office - Part Two (online): This 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: CD-ROM)

If you need additional information about Medical Coding, please contact Scott Sutton 1.800.447.4091, ext. 450.