The Health Career Institute is a Training Center for American Heart Association s Emergency Cardiac Care Programming. The Training Center also maintains AHA Instructor lists and is responsible for the quality assurance of courses provided by these instructors. The Career Training division offers a variety of programs to prepare individuals to practice in different areas of expertise. Annual needs assessments are done to identify area shortages in health care job classes and to offer training programs to fill these jobs.
Programs are non-credit certificate level programs.
It prepares students for employment in long-term care facilities, home health agencies and hospitals where basic bedside nursing care is needed. Classroom instruction includes an introduction to health care, basic nursing skills, body structure and function, infection control and the job-seeking process. Students participate in clinical activities under the supervision of the instructor. Upon completion of this program, the student is eligible for certification and registry as a nursing assistant in the state of Louisiana. The program has been approved by the Department of Health and Hospitals.