Entry Level Healthcare Careers

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Entry Level Healthcare Careers

PCC IHP Entry Level Students Have fun, meet friends, acquire skills and training for a healthcare career! Interested in a career as a healthcare professional? Entry-Level training courses at PCC’s Institute for Health Professionals help you jump-start a healthcare career in a field that offers job security and living wages. Find the entry level courses we offer below.

Need help deciding your healthcare career path?

Discover healthcare career options with our free guide, Exploring Entry Level Healthcare Opportunities. In it, you’ll learn about:

A day in the life of each job
What to expect from your career
Estimated salaries
Training opportunities
And much more!

Entry Level Healthcare Career Courses

Sterile Processing

Sterile processing technicians stock, sterilize, package and prepare tools and equipment used in surgical procedures.

Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy technicians fill patient orders, manage third party insurance payment, and perform other related tasks.

Phlebotomy

Phlebotomists collect and process blood and urine specimens, assuring patient comfort with routine procedures.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA 1)

Care for patients by monitoring vitals and activity, assisting mobility, and tidying rooms.

Professional Medical Coding

Medical coders translate healthcare services into universal medical codes for doctors and insurance companies.

Patient Access Specialist

Patient Access Specialists provide customer service, maintain patient safety, and deliver critical parts of the healthcare revenue cycle.

Optician Assistant Training

Train online, with three Saturdays in a classroom, toward becoming an American Board of Opticianry (ABO) Certified Dispensing Optician.

Upcoming Course Schedule

Don’t see the course you want? Contact us for more information.

Register Now

Find the CRN of your course from the class schedule. Then, register:

Online: Visit pcc.edu/nc. If this is your first time registering, create an account. If you are a returning student, click on “Register for Classes” on MyPCC homepage.
Phone: Call 971-722-8888, option 2.

Need help? Get detailed information on how to register and how to pay.

From the IHP Blog

Explore the Optician Assistant Training program at PCC: Mon, 03 May 2021; There's a growing field in Portland that you've got to see to believe! No, really! At PCC you can get started in a career as an Optician Assistant after just one term in the Optician Assistant Training program. On the last day of class you can turn your resume in to a potential employer.
What Future Optometrists Need to Know About ABO Certification: Wed, 19 Aug 2020; If you're considering becoming an optometrist, you've likely heard about the American Board of Opticianry (ABO) certification. The ABO is a non-profit organization that administers certification exams for dispensing opticians and contact lens technicians. But do you need an ABO certification to work in optometry? And more importantly, what is an ABO certification?
What Exactly Does a Medical Coder Do?: Wed, 27 May 2020; For each medical diagnosis, procedure, or office visit, there is a code that is used to tell insurance companies what was done. Specific people at medical facilities are responsible for determining which codes to enter. They are often tasked with related duties as well. These people are commonly referred to as medical coders.; View more ...