PCI

HEALTH TRAINING CENTER

DALLAS - RICHARDSON - TEXAS

MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM

This program prepares a graduate to work as an entry-level Medical Assistant. Within this general career category are a number of specialty areas, including Administrative Office Assistant, Clinic Assistant, Medical Office Manager, Phlebotomist, Physical Therapy Technician in a doctor's office, clinic or hospital. Graduates will be able to check vital signs, assist in physical examinations, electrocardiograms, and perform basic laboratory tests. 

During the classroom portion of training students will be introduced to a variety of subjects ranging from microcomputers and front office skills, to anatomy, physiology and the various systems of the human body. Students will receive hands-on laboratory training from the very first week of training.

PSYCHIATRIC ASSISTANT PROGRAM  

This program prepares a graduate to work as an entry-level Mental Health Technician, Psychiatric Assistant or Psychiatric Attendant in a mental health care facility. Graduates are employed in mental health hospitals, drug & alcohol rehabilitation centers, half-way houses, schools for the mentally retarded, social rehabilitation centers and private counseling centers. Graduates are able to assist in treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill, mentally retarded and substance-abuse patients. Students are also prepared in Clinical Facility Management and Basic Clinical Procedures.

The classroom training includes training in subjects from developmental psychology and psychiatric disorders & therapies to substance abuse, clinical assessment & documentation, and medications & treatment. Psychiatric Assistant students also receive training in CPR, Emergency First Aid, vital signs & basic nursing skills, and aggressive patient management. MORE

MEDICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT PROGRAM

The Medical Office Assistant Program at PCI Health Training Center prepares a graduate to work as an entry-level medical front office assistant, receptionist, biller /collector, appointment scheduler or medical records clerk in healthcare centers, clinics, hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and medical billing offices. Students will learn basic medical office procedures, create and manage medical charts and records, office accounting and bookkeeping and processing insurance authorizations, claims and billing. MORE

ACADEMIC INFORMATION:

In each program, a student will attend seven 100 hour classroom units and 200 hours of externship, performed off-campus, for a total of 900 Clock Hours of training. Each week of class is a combination of classroom lecture, and practical laboratory training. The classroom portion of training takes approximately seven months to complete for a normally progressing student. Students are graded weekly, and a written Progress Report is issued at the end of each 100-hour classroom unit of training.

Upon the conclusion of the classroom portion of training, the student gets the opportunity to use their accumulated knowledge and practical skills by performing the final stage of their training - Externship - in a live setting. This off-campus training will be supervised by the personnel at the externship site and the student’s performance will be evaluated on a weekly basis until the completion of 200 hours. Upon successful completion of this final stage of training, the student is awarded a Diploma.