Assistant school training courses in Austin, TX (public, in-house or online)

Veterinary assistants are becoming more important as valued members of the veterinary health care team in today’s modern practices. This one-year program prepares you to support veterinary technicians and veterinarians in a veterinary practice. Duties performed by veterinary assistants include animal restraint, preparing animals for surgery, care of surgical instruments and other equipment, care and feeding of in-patients, processing radiographs, and front office procedures. Veterinary assi...

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The program will:
develop the student’s entry-level competence in performing administrative and clinical functions as required of medical assistants.
encourage students to project a positive attitude, and show initiative and responsibility.
expose the student to holistic health care philosophy, cultural differences, and practices to respond to needs and expectations of patients, physicians and employers.
develop communication skills necessary to provide patient care, and work ef...

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The program will:
develop the student’s entry-level competence in performing administrative functions as required of medical administrative specialists.
encourage students to project a positive attitude and show initiative and responsibility.
expose the student to holistic health care philosophy, cultural differences, and practices to respond to needs and expectations of patients, physicians and employers.
develop communication skills necessary to provide patient care, and work e...

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The Veterinary Assistant program consists of eight semester length courses and a practicum for a total of 736
contact hours. It is heavily technique oriented from the outset utilizing a tiered approach, thus encouraging students to
enter employment at various levels of competency while continuing their education. Participants will practice learned
skills immediately and often. Training will focus on skills required of a back-office and front-office assistant with lab
and practicum ex...

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Ophthalmic Assisting is an allied health profession whose practitioners function as members of the health care team in an Ophthalmology office, Optometry office, Optician or Optical office setting. No previous experience is required to enter this training course but good math and reading skills are needed as well as a desire to assist patients with eyesight problems of varying degrees from vision checks to surgical emergencies. A high degree of attention to detail is necessary. You will also be ...

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