Allied health Programs

Certified Nurse Aide

Nurse Aides assist in the care for the ill or injured by providing basic nursing skills and personal care.  Nurse aides perform patient care under the supervision of registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses.  They have a broad range of duties including bathing, walking, feeding patients, making beds, assisting patients in and out of bed, dressing, helping patients with range of motion and shaving patients.  They may provide skin care and observe patient’s physical, mental and emotional well-being.  Frank Phillips College’s curriculum is approved by the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services to teach you the skills necessary for work in a long-term care facility, hospitals, doctor’s offices, home health agencies and health departments.  Instruction includes lecture, lab and clinical training in an approved facility.  Students must be over 16 years of age, be able to read, write and speak English.  Students must complete the State of Texas immunizations.  This course will prepare the student to take the Texas Registry Exam for certification.  Exam fee is included in tuition

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS

This program is designed to prepare students for a career in emergency medical services.  This program prepares students for all levels of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certifications.  Students completing EMT-Basic certification are eligible to apply for certification by examination, from the Texas Department of State Health Services or the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians.  Students completing the first certificate may apply for EMT-Intermediate certification.  Students completing the second certificate may apply for EMT-Paramedic certification.

All courses are approved by the Texas Department of Health Services.  Students attending this class must complete the State of Texas immunization and must be 18 years of age by the time of completion of the first level EMT-Basic.