{"id":4323,"date":"2019-09-26T15:12:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes-2\/?post=jobs-jobsget-a-job"},"modified":"2019-09-27T11:14:47","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T15:14:47","slug":"stacking-certifications-to-build-a-career-in-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/2019-09-26\/stacking-certifications-to-build-a-career-in-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacking Certifications to Build a Career in Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You Don\u2019t Always Need a 4 Year degree<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jobs, jobs, jobs! \nPeople want them, employers have them. \nBut the two sides don\u2019t always matchup. \nEducation plays a big role in employability and the traditional 4-, 5-,\nor 6-year college route to a job is changing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tallahassee Community College\u2019<\/a>s Kimberly Moore says if you\u2019re looking for a job, healthcare is a good place to look.  As Vice President of Workforce Innovation <\/a>at TCC she would know.  Moore says, \u201cWe realize that ultimately whether our students are connecting with FSU or FAMU, or anywhere else after TCC, the intent is to gain employment.  We recognize also, that some would like to do that sooner.  As a result, TCC To Work and those programs that put individuals to work is where we emphasize and make sure there are opportunities, and that we\u2019re continuing to grow them.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Realistic training at TCC’s Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of those paths to \u201csooner\u201d employment is through a wide array of healthcare certificate offerings from TCC\u2019s Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education<\/a>. Stephanie Solomon is Dean of Healthcare Professions at TCC. She says it\u2019s not unusual for her students to be sought out by employers for jobs in healthcare, while they are still finishing up their certifications.  And there\u2019s a wide range of healthcare certificate offerings, such as: Central Sterile Processing Technologist, Dental Assisting, Emergency Medical Technician, Endoscopy Technician, Health Informatics Specialist, Medical Coding and Billing Specialist, Nurse Assistant Long Term Care, Paramedic, Pharmacy Technician, and Surgical Technology Specialist.  It takes approximately 1 to 2 semesters to complete a certificate program.  \u201cMost of our certificate programs are stackable, which means that a student can take one certificate and then another certificate in that same program of study and it improves their employability\u201d, says Solomon.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stephanie Soloman is Dean of Healthcare Professions at TCC’s Ghazvini Center for healthcare Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Learning Specialized Skills is a Path to Employment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Across town at Tallahassee\u2019s Capital Regional Medical Center we met Chelsea Countess.  She works there as a Certified Surgical Technologist.  After finishing high school she knew she wanted to work in some kind of medical environment but wasn\u2019t interested in spending years in a classroom to get there.  Two certifications, Central Sterile Processing Technologist and Surgical Technology Specialist, from the Ghazvini Center got her working in a field she loves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have to know the procedure inside and out.”<\/p>Chelsea Countess, Certified Surgical Technologist<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Her training was very specialized, just what you would\nprobably want if you were the one laying on an operating table.  Her job starts with preparing the operating\nroom and assembling a dizzying bundle of instruments, depending on the specific\nprocedure. Countess says that \u201cI always tell people this is the hardest thing\nto do is explain what my job is, without making it sound boring.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chelsea Countess works at Tallahassee’s Capital Regional medical Center as a Certified Surgical Technologist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then during surgery, she is tasked with making sure the\nsurgeon has the proper instrument, at the proper time.  \u201cWe make sure we have all the supplies and\nequipment,\u201d says Countess.  \u201cYour job is\nto stay one step ahead of the surgeon. \nSo you should think like a surgeon and hand him what he needs, not what\nhe asks for.  So we have to know the\nprocedure inside and out. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, as jobs requiring specialized skill sets have outpaced the trained workforce, certifications have become more widely accepted as credentials to qualify for those jobs\u2026much of it driven by advancing technology.  Employers often can\u2019t wait four years for a bachelor degree candidate, and stay competitive at the same time.  They need those skills now.  Of Florida\u2019s top 10 fastest growing job fields, five are in the healthcare field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students at TCC’s Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

 Explore more about career pathways at WFSU’s American Graduate website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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