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Health Careers Program at River Valley Technical Center, Springfield, VT
Date Available: Academic School Year
Description: The Health Careers Program is designed to prepare students for success in further education in health care programs and/or to provide the skills for entry-level positions in health care.
The Health Careers Program is a two-year program that integrates classroom studies with clinical and practical application. Students are exposed to an array of healthcare careers. They visit medical facilities to get a first-hand look at the choices available to them. Guest speakers, classroom learning, and skills training in a realistic lab setting are part of the first year.
Notes: During Level I, time is spent on career exploration, the ethics of health care, communication skills, basic anatomy and physiology, infection control, emergency first aid, automated external defibrillator, and CPR.
During Level II, a combination of classrom learning and onsite clinical rotations comprise the training which fulfills the Vermont Board of Nursing requirements necessary to allow students to sit for the Licensed Nurse Assistant (LNA) exam. Level II also provides the opportunity for clinical externships, work cooperatives and dual enrollment with River Valley Community College; an option that offers three transferable college credits.
Level I and Level II classes receive American Red Cross certification in CPR and AED for Workplace and Community.
You must be a student at:
Bellows Falls Union High School - Black River High School - Fall Mountain Regional High School - Green Mountain Union High School - Springfield High School - to participate in this pathway.
Grade Requirements:
11
12
Most students who attend this pathway live in:
Alstead -
Andover -
Ascutney -
Athens -
Baltimore -
Bellows Falls -
Cavendish -
Charlestown -
Chester -
Chester Depot -
Grafton -
Londonderry -
Ludlow -
Mount Holly -
Perkinsville -
Plymouth -
Rockingham -
Springfield -
Walpole -
Weathersfield -
Westminster -
Location:
River Valley Technical Center
Contact:
Linda Aitken
River Valley Technical Center
802-885-8319
laitken@rvtc.org
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