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Home Health Caregiver
This training program is designed for those seeking employment in the Home Health Caregiver field. This program will provide 90 hours of combined classroom instruction, lab training and practicum hours. Content includes: basic home health skills of client hygiene, home safety, home environment care, documentation, nutrition and fluid intake, vital signs, body functions, infection control basics, body mechanics, abuse and neglect reporting, psycho-social aspects of aging, communication with clients, families, agencies and co-workers, basic medication knowledge and CPR/First Aid training.
To enroll in this training program; the student must be employable in a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility in direct resident care.
Clinical and Field Work
Some degree and certificate programs offered by the college require students to obtain clinical or other field experience as part of their course work. Students with criminal convictions or drug use may have difficulty progressing in these programs. Hospitals and facilities may mandate that a criminal background check and/or drug screening check (at the student’s expense) may be conducted prior to placement in a clinical or field setting. Students not passing these checks may be prohibited from participating in the clinical or field experience thus rendering the student ineligible to satisfactorily meet the course/program requirements.
Prerequisites
Original copy of Family Care Safety Registry worker registration from the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services required at time of registration. Registration may be obtained online at www.dhss.mo.gov/FCSR/
Intermediate proficiency in English or higher is recommended.
Schedule
Current session is now full.
Contact Heather Ellison at 314-984-7842 to add your name to the interest list for the next session.
Program Cost
$670. Dislocated workers and other unemployed individuals may qualify for tuition support by utilizing Individual Training Accounts under WIA funding.
For displaced worker funding information contact one of the Career Center locations:
Joe Ruzicka: 314-644-9787 (Forest Park)
Cassandra Brown: 314-679-3306 (North Oaks)
Kelly Hubbard: 314-657-3539 (SLATE - St. Louis City)
For more information contact Diane Sterett at 314-539-5754.