Concorde Career Institute
3444 McCrory Place
Orlando, FL 32803
Branch Campus of Concorde Career Institute Jacksonville, Florida
The following programs are available:
As a patient care technician, you will work closely with doctors and other medical professionals in monitoring the condition of your patients. You will use your technical knowledge to provide direct patient care including phlebotomy (blood work) and EKGs. Your responsibilities will include monitoring patients for changes in condition and recording and reporting those changes, setting up and operating therapeutic equipment, instructing and supervising patients about rehabilitative therapy, helping to carry out planned patient care programs, and assisting medical staff in changing dressings and conducting patient examinations.
At Concorde you will receive "multi-tasked" training, which means you will be trained in both clinical and administrative
capabilities.
Clinical responsibilities include sterilizing and preparing instrument trays, exposing and processing X-rays, conducting
oral inspections, preparing patients for treatment and taking vital signs. Administrative responsibilities include patient
charting, appointment setting, completing insurance forms, accounts payable and fee collections.
As a medical assistant, you will be an integral part of the healthcare delivery team. In this position, you are
considered a "multi-tasked" provider. This means you will be trained and qualified in both clinical and administrative
capabilities.
Medical assistants work closely with doctors in clinics and physicians' offices. You will be entrusted with a variety
of critical responsibilities.
Administrative skills and responsibilities include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining medical
records, performing basic secretarial skills and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and written correspondence,
serving as a liaison between physicians and other individuals and managing practice finances.
Clinical responsibilities include taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing
patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, infection control, collecting and
processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests and preparing and administering medications as directed by
the physician.
As a surgical technologist, you perform essential tasks before, during and after operations. You work closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered
nurses and other key surgical personnel in hospital operating rooms and outpatient surgery centers. Surgical technologists play a critical role in patient care.
Graduates will be eligible to sit for the national examination leading to the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential as sponsored by the National
Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) formerly known as the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST).
*Initial program offerings at campus opening may vary. Inquire for more details.
Located just off Route 50, three miles from I-4 and two miles from Orlando Executive Airport and Route 408, Concorde's Orlando campus is easily accessible to the entire Orlando area including Kissimmee, Sanford and Walt Disney World. Stop by and let our trained, professional staff assist you on your new journey towards an exciting healthcare career!
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