Health Technology

Length of Program: 2 Years

Program Instructors: Ms. Deb Purcell, RN dpurcell@ohp.k12.oh.us

Ms. Tammy Heitmeyer, RN theitmeyer@ohp.k12.oh.us

Ms. Laura Donnelly, RN ldonnelly@ohp.k12.oh.us

Program Description

Health Technology is a seamless program that begins in high school and continues to a college health-related program. Health Tech teaches students hands-on medical skills. Students have the opportunity to enroll in the State Tested Nurse’s Assistant (STNA) program, allowing them to take the state examination during their senior year. Students will complete clinical experience in local health care facilities during their senior year.

Major Topics Introduced in the Course:

  • Infection Control Procedures and Policies
  • Medical Terminology
  • 75-Hour Nurse Aide Training Program
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Medical Ethics and Laws
  • CPR – Professional CPR Senior Year
  • Advanced Skills for Patient Care Technician
  • EKG Observation, Assessment, Reporting, and Recording Skill
  • Nutrition/Therapeutic Diets
  • Surgical Patient Techniques

Program Highlights:

  • Health Technology is a seamless program that begins in high school and continues to a college health-related program.
  • Health Technology teaches students the core body of knowledge in health science, and hands on medical skills.
  • Students have the opportunity to become State Tested Nursing Assistants.
  • They will complete a clinical rotation in an extended-care facility and have an opportunity to job shadow in a Health Care Environment.

Job Possibilities:

  • Upon completion of the program:
    • Nurse Assistant
    • Patient Care Technician
  • With further education, you have the opportunity to become:
    • Phlebotomist
    • Clinical Lab Technician
    • Medical Assistant
    • X-Ray Technician
    • Pharmacy Technician
    • Respiratory Therapist
    • EMT
    • Licensed Practical Nurse
    • Registered Nurse

Post-Secondary Options

This College Tech Prep program is operated jointly with Clark State Community College and Rhodes State College. Students receive college credit at these colleges for classes taken at Ohio H-Point (23 credit hours at Clark State and 15 credit hours at Rhodes State depending on the program they enter). Tech Prep Scholarships of $1,000 at Rhodes and $1,200 per year at Clark State are available for those completing the 2 year Health Tech program.

Students will take Anatomy and Physiology, Chemistry and College Math as part of the program.

College Partnerships/Articulation Agreements:

  • Rhodes State College
    • Possible credits: 9-15 credit hours
  • Clark State Community College
    • Possible credits: 14 credit hours

Clubs/Organizations/Competitions:

  • HOSA – Health Occupations Students of America
  • CPR Competition
  • Health Knowledge Bowl Competition

Academic Preparation Needed Before Entering Program:

  • Algebra I with a C or above
  • Biology with a C or above
  • 2.0 GPA
  • Good Attendance

Personality Traits to work in this field:

  • Kind and Compassionate
  • Responsible
  • Dedicated to helping people.

Other Information:

  • The American Hospital Association predicts a shortage of 400,000 nurses nationwide by the year 2020.

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