Healthcare Careers

Assistance Dog Training

Assistance dog trainers train dogs to assist individuals with physical, neurological, psychiatric or emotional disabilities. In a collaboration with paws4people, this 93-hour course will introduce students to the history, laws, societal beliefs/values, theories, and functions of the use of assistance dogs. Students will learn the different types and categories of dogs, disabilities associated with and benefits of assistance dogs.

Certified Alcohol & Drug Counseling

Certified Substance Abuse Counselors are integral in the addiction treatment process. Through individual and/or group therapy, those in this profession provide support, education, and guidance to persons suffering from drug, alcohol or other addictions.

Certified Healthcare Access Associate

Healthcare access services’ professionals are integral in providing billing, insurance, and financial services and support procedures to patients, providers, and payers through the entirety of the healthcare experience.

This two-class program is designed to prepare students to earn certification as a Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) or Healthcare Access Manager (CHAM) through the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM). This program will also prepare individuals not in the healthcare field with the knowledge and skills for entry-level positions.

Certified Professional Coder

This program consists of four core classes and a certification exam review class. The goal is to prepare students to take the Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification exam provided through the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC). The program is not intended for those interested in Inpatient or ambulator care coding certification.

Contact Tracing

The comprehensive 4MedPlus Certificate of Contact Tracing Proficiency (CCTP) course is an online self-paced program which covers all CDC recommended training elements required to apply for a contact tracer role in any community.

Emergency Medical Services

Our program’s goal is to prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technicians, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians, and Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.

Heartsaver, First Aid, and AED

This course is designed for those with little or no healthcare training. An instructor-led, video-based course that provides participants with the critical skills to respond to and manage an emergency until emergency medical services arrive. Students will receive a course completion card that is valid for 2 years.

This is a 6-hour class.

Musculoskeletal Sonography

This course is designed to provide sonographers the didactic, lab and clinical instruction necessary to perform entry-level musculoskeletal (MSK) sonography. Course work includes scan protocols for the upper and lower extremities, anatomy and normal sonographic appearances, pathological processes and their sonographic appearances, pediatric MSK applications, interventional studies, and rheumatology applications.

Nurse Aide

Nurse aides are in great demand. The CFCC Nurse Aide I (NA I) program is approved by the North Carolina State Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Service Regulation (DPHSR). Students who successfully complete the NA I training course are eligible to sit for the NC state Nurse Aide I Registry. CFCC is an in-facility N.C. State NA I testing site.

Phlebotomy

Phlebotomists are healthcare professionals who draw blood samples from patients or donors. They often handle and process blood for lab tests, transfusions, research or donations. They are a vital member of the clinical lab team who performs clinical, technical, and clerical functions. Upon completion of this class, students will be prepared to take the ASCP …

Physical Therapy Office Professional (Online Class)

Train for a new career as a physical therapy aide or a medical office professional. With our online physical therapy office professional training you’ll have the specialized training you need to excel in your new field.

(One-Part Program – 6 Months)

Sign Language for Healthcare Professionals

The ability to effectively communicate with patients who are deaf, or hearing impaired, is essential when working in the healthcare field. Learning Sign Language will help providers meet the healthcare needs of this patient population. This course will provide healthcare professionals and social service providers with an understanding and sensitivity to individuals who are deaf …

Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

Each year, an increasing number of Spanish-speaking patients are entering the healthcare system. In order to ensure your patient receives outstanding care, outstanding care, it is crucial that as a health professional, you learn Spanish.