If this sounds like you, then a career in Healthcare might be right up your alley. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for healthcare workers has greatly increased. If you’re considering a change in your career, and are interested in a job where you can help others, especially at a time where it’s needed the most, Â鶹AV would love to help you get on the right path. With courses starting frequently, Â鶹AV can get you enrolled, trained, and pointed in the right direction to your new career in less than a year.

If Healthcare is where you see your future, Â鶹AV offers three different paths:

Phlebotomy Technician:

The role of a Phlebotomy Technician is essentially to draw blood samples from patients and donors. They are also responsible for labelling the samples, and updating records as needed, logging all the essential patient/donor information.

Â鶹AV’s Phlebotomy program starts every 5 weeks and lasts for approximately 6 weeks. This program provides hands-on training with our team of instructors who are all professionals in the Healthcare field. It also provides our students with the essential training needed to pass the American Medical Technologist (AMT) exam.

Medical Billing & Coding

If being in front of patients isn’t quite your thing, Medical Billing and Coding (MBC) professionals are the people hard at work behind-the-scenes of the Healthcare field. These individuals create and asses patient records, determine the different kinds of services used, and then translate this information into the proper coding for insurance reimbursement. This, in turn, ensures that patients are receiving the right care and the right insurance coverage.

The MBC program at Â鶹AV starts every 3 weeks and lasts for approximately 33 weeks total. This program trains students on how to process treatment records and insurance information, while also processing insurance claims and codes, as well as the ins and outs of the appeals process.

Clinical Medical Assistant

The Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) route is the best option for those who are interested in working face-to-face with patients. CMAs are responsible for taking vital signs, drawing blood samples, handing out prescriptions, scheduling patients and filing records, as well as billing. This program also includes training in the legal aspects of healthcare, a rundown of medical terminology, the medical billing process, as well as anatomy and physiology.

Â鶹AV’s MBC program is a combination of classroom and lab instruction, and starts every 3 weeks, spanning over approximately 27 weeks total. As this job is incredibly hands-on, you’ll be trained by our team of professional instructors in fully-equipped labs at any of our three campus locations.

All of the above positions are in high demand as is, and this field is expected to grow even more in the upcoming years, so now is the time to get yourself trained! For more information, fill out our Request Information form or call us directly to set up an appointment with our Admissions Team today!

Since 2007, Penobscot Community Health Care (PCHC) has been a valued externship and job placement partner of Â鶹AV (Â鶹AV).

PCHC has provided Â鶹AV Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists, and Medical Coding & Billing graduates short-term practical experiences in their field of study. This short-term externship – work immersion allows students to observe professionals on the job and gain a hands-on practice and understanding of the healthcare field.

Â鶹AV is committed to coordinating successful on and off-campus recruitment sessions for our many partners. Earlier this month, PCHC’s Jennifer White (HR/Project Manager) and Vanessa Sanderson (Recruitment Coordinator) visited Â鶹AV’s Bangor campus to present PCHC’s many externship and career opportunities to current medical students.

Bangor’s new Career Development Advisor Bill Schissler also visited with Penobscot Community Health Care at their administrative offices on March 17th. At the meeting, Jennifer and Vanessa spoke about PCHC’s mission, how PCHC is growing and how Â鶹AV grads can be a part of that growth. Jennifer stated that after students successfully complete their externship with PCHC, up to 80% are going to work full time at PCHC as Phlebotomists, Medical Assistants and Medical Coders and Billers. That number speaks volumes about Â鶹AV graduates, but students must keep in mind they are involved in a competitive process. Grades, attendance and a complete, thoughtful application all play a role. To learn more about securing an externship with PCHC, students and graduates can contact Bill Schissler directly at: bschissler@ntinow.edu.

PCHC is by far the largest and most comprehensive of the 19 Federally Qualified Health Centers in Maine and the 2nd  largest of the 100 in New England. Learn more about Penobscot Community Health Care at www.pchc.com.

Scarborough, ME | April 5, 2016 | – – Â鶹AV, a career school with campuses in Scarborough, Bangor and Lewiston, once again lives up to its commitment to support those less fortunate in Maine. Effective April 15th and continuing through the year, Â鶹AV will contribute half of all application fees to . The students and staff at Â鶹AV take their civic responsibility seriously and hold regular events to highlight and support others.

Camp Sunshine is located on Sebago Lake in Casco. They inspire hope in families from all over Maine affected by life-threatening childhood illness through their unique, supportive programs and are the only full time facility in the nation whose sole purpose is to provide respite for the entire family. Their programs are all offered free of charge to the families. They  remain grateful to their donors and are committed to showing the utmost respect for every dollar contributed by ensuring the greatest possible impact on children and their families.

This ongoing contribution follows a recent generous contribution to Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. Each year, Trinity helps thousands of hungry people by providing not only hot meals and healthy groceries, but assists their clients in addressing the reasons they are hungry and helping people find jobs, housing and to negotiate the challenges in their lives.

Â鶹AV’s staff, students and alumni are committed to helping those in need and supporting our local community.

Â鶹AV also sponsored and donated to the WCYY Mark-A-Thon to benefit the Telethon. Â鶹AV has participated in the Mark-A-Thon since 2012 in support of the Center for Grieving Children and this year Â鶹AV donated $1000.00. The Center, based in Portland, Maine, serves more than 4,000 grieving children, teens, families, and young adults annually through peer support, outreach, and education.

About Â鶹AV
Â鶹AV is Maine’s only locally owned and operated accredited career training school with campuses in Bangor, Scarborough and an extension campus in Lewiston. Â鶹AV is a VA approved school in Bangor and Scarborough and offers Federal Financial Aid, grants and scholarships for many of its programs and for those who qualify. With its short-term, hands-on approach to training, Â鶹AV graduates are job-ready, may earn national certification and are prepared to meet the industry’s staffing needs for qualified professionals. The school offers in-demand training for a range of medical programs, including Medical Assistant, Medical Lab Assistant, Medical Coding and Billing, Phlebotomy.  HVAC/R and CDL Truck Driving are offered at the school’s Scarborough and Bangor campuses. The Scarborough and Lewiston campuses also offer Information Technology (PC Repair, Network Administration). Classes start each week or month for most programs.

I was asked yesterday “What do you like most about your job?” I have to say that the best part of my job is watching students succeed: from the moment they come through the door to the moment they get a job. Each student succeeds in different ways, but they all have something in common. They become a stronger person! I am very proud to be a part of that. This is what some students have to say:

I enjoyed my experience at Â鶹AV, the staff and students are always helpful. The flexibility is something that I found best for me with three children and work schedule. I would recommend the school to others and already have.

–Amanda Stanley

Â鶹AV gave me the resources I needed to be able to get the job that I have always wanted to do.

–Cindy Bridges

My experience here at Â鶹AV has been a life changing one. This program has taught me to push myself more than I thought I could with the much needed and continuous support of the staff here. I was able to graduate and prove to me “this is possible.” I feel very blessed to have such supportive people on my side. Thank you all for being patient with me as I figured out this part of my life. Now for the next chapter. I could not have done it without Â鶹AV.

–Meaghan Wooldridge

I just want to say Â鶹AV fit my life very well, with the flexibility and understand of my life outside of here. I have two children. I am a single mom and working. Â鶹AV worked with me and encouraged me through the program. I’m thankful for all the wonderful staff at Â鶹AV and would recommend them to anyone.

–Jennifer Fournier

My time at Â鶹AV was truly amazing. All of the faculty and advisors really work so well with you. Everyone is so nice and it’s almost like a little family here at Â鶹AV. I would recommend it to anyone! Thank you!

–Shani Morris

I loved this school and appreciated all the teachers and staffs help. Very close knit program makes for easier one-on-one with students.

–Ashley Wallace

Â鶹AV is Maine’s only locally owned & operated career school as well as the state’s only Nationally Accredited truck driving school. Most programs at Â鶹AV average tens of thousands of dollars less than many other schools in the state while taking literally a 10th of the time on average to complete. And the big difference between Â鶹AV and the rest? JOBS.

Recently, Maine Medical Partners hired 4 graduates from the Clinical Medical Assistant and Medical Office programs, while other graduates have acquired positions at NorDx, Healthport, Orthopedic Associates and Maine Centers for Health.

Â鶹AV’s Information Technology (IT) students are securing employment in many cases before they graduate, with current students launching IT careers at Time Warner Cable, Bell Techlogix, Metrocast, and contract work for Google through MarketStar.

Â鶹AV has experienced tremendous success placing HVAC/R graduates in heating and refrigeration technician positions throughout the state. Hiring companies include: Atlantic Comfort, Pine State Heating, HVAC Services, Comfort Systems, Fontaine HVAC, Northeast Mechanical, Estes Oil, J. Hannah Mechanical, Gelinas HVAC, and reVision Heat.

At Â鶹AV’s Bangor campus, more than 20 recent graduates found employment with regional employers. An additional 12 students were accepted into the externship program at various healthcare organizations where Â鶹AV graduates continue to hone their career skills while gaining valuable real-world experience in the medical industry.

All of Â鶹AV’s programs as short as 5 weeks for CDL trucking, and even our IT, Medical, and HVAC programs can be completed in about 6 months or less. All programs lead to national certification (or Licensure) and the school has partnered with and placed their graduates with many of Maine’s top employers in the Medical, IT, HVAC, and transportation industries.

As a career training school, Â鶹AV teaches valuable hands-on skills that are in high demand throughout the medical industry. This has helped Â鶹AV establish lasting relationships with clinical externship sites at some of the largest medical facilities in the state and laboratories such as NorDx. This externship program provides students with real-world “on-the-job” training which can often lead to employment. Recently, Â鶹AV has partnered to create additional externship site opportunities with Central Maine Medical Center and Women to Women in Yarmouth.
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Â鶹AV is a career school with campuses in Bangor and Scarborough. They attract a diverse student base seeking training in highly employable fields like Allied Health, Commercial Drivers’ License, Information Technology and HVAC/R (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration). The school offers job placement assistance, flexible scheduling, and federal financial aid for most programs and for those who qualify. For more information, go to .
For more information please contact:
Jennifer Thompson, Campus Director
jthompson@ntinow.edu
207-883-5130