Basic Healthcare Bridge Program
2009 Class Offerings
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Check here for next available class.
None are scheduled at this time.
If your organization is interested in scheduling this class, please contact the Healthcare RSA: jeanpeters@nwm.cog.mi.us
Basic Healthcare Bridge Program Intensive is a one-week class (32 hours) which provides orientation to the field and training; groundwork for success on the job; and covers specifics for success in long term care.
Topics for this interactive training include professionalism, resident's rights, ethical issues, self care, culture of aging, communication, teamwork, overview of body systems, medical abbreviations, working with families, dementia, elder abuse, nutrition, diversity and an Adult CPR and First Aid certification. There are tours of facilities and professional guest speakers.
This training is designed as a precurser to Certified Nurse Aide training, but can be completed as a stand alone course that prepares the student for work providing care for adults in a household or residential facility with activities of daily living and meeting other needs.
Eligibility requirements include attending a preliminary, mandatory workshop, interviewing to be selected for the program, TB test, and background check. Students may be able to get full scholarships depending upon eligibility requirements.
Watch video Is the healthcare field a good fit for you?
Find out with the Basic Healthcare Bridge Program Intensive.
Kalkaska Graduates 12: Basic Healthcare Bridge Program training in northwest Michigan was offered in Kalkaska. Twelve class members graduated on February 13, 2009.
12 More Graduates: Kalkaska Memorial Health Centers' new assisted living facility hired and trained 12 Basic Healthcare graduates through the Healthcare RSA in September 2009.
Basic Healthcare Training: An Overview
Contact Healthcare RSA
Jean Peters, Healthcare Regional Skills Alliance Coordinator
Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
(231) 929-5000
Click Here to email Jean Peters.