Florida Vocational Institute – Miami, FL

Florida Vocational Institute

 Florida Vocational Institutes mission is to train students to become entry level professionals in high demand careers. We aim to improve employability and inspire life long career growth, thereby improving the life quality of individuals in our community. Florida Vocational Institute opened its doors February 2007. The owners of Florida Vocational Institute possess over a decade of experience with adult learners in career training. Florida Vocational Institute is licensed by the State of Florida Commission for Independent Education License Number: 3441 (CIE) since October 2006. Florida Vocational Institute is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing to offer the Nursing Assistant/HHA Program License Number/Testing Code: 1159 (previously 792). The purpose of Florida Vocational Institute is to offer affordable training and employable skills in challenging and rewarding careers. The school is the accomplishment of a dream to share many years of experience in training and preparing individuals to achieve success in a rewarding career. Florida Vocational Institute offers its students a modern, completely air conditioned, well- lighted plaza facility providing an atmosphere conducive to learning and containing teaching aids and audio/visual equipment. The campus is spacious and attractive and there are plenty of parking spaces available for the students, including an elevator to access the second floor. The building is located close to public transportation and local restaurants.

Florida Vocational Institute is institutionally accredited and has program-specificaccreditations.Maintaining our accreditations means that we are held to the highest qualitystandards. This ensures our students receive the best possible education. Wechoose to seek out programmatic accreditations recognized by industryprofessionals in order to provide our students with the best opportunitiesavailable in their chosen field.Florida Vocational Institute is accredited by Council on Occupational Education(COE). COE was originally founded in 1971 as a regional accrediting agency of theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, is the successor to the Commissionon Occupational Education Institutions (COEI). In 1995, the Council became anational accrediting agency. In 2006, the Council celebrated its 35th year ofassuring quality and integrity in career and technical education. The Council’saccreditation process is conducted on behalf of more than 360,000 studentsacross the nation who pursue careers in a variety of technical fields

 Medical Assistant Patient Care Technician Phlebotomy Technician Electrocardiography Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide

MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM Q&AWhat exactly can I expect from the Medical Assistant Program?Florida Vocational Institute’s Medical Assistant program is designed to offerstudents a clear understanding of medical career skills, both clinical andadministrative, which will prepare them for employment in the allied health field.Visualize training under the guidance of a physician or practitioner, learning howto take vital signs, take x-rays, electrocardiograms, remove stitches, and performbasic lab work like urinalysis and hematology testing. You will learn everythingfrom medical terminology to the structure and function of the human body, itschemical processes, and the pathology of diseases. You will also learn how tohandle the administrative duties of medical office management includingreception, record management, insurance billing, and schedulingappointments. As a medical assistant, your job is to assist the physician in manyways, which usually includes recording patients’ medical history, explainingmedications, sanitizing instruments, and restocking medical supplies. You are alsousually the first one to see the patient and prep them before they see the doctor.Our program prepares you to handle all these tasks with ease.

PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM Q&AWhat exactly can I expect from the Patient Care Technician Program?Florida Vocational Institute’s Patient Care Technician program is designed to offerstudents a clear understanding of technical medical career skills that focus onpatient care. Visualize training under the guidance of a physician or practitioner,learning how to take vital signs, check blood and glucose levels, and providehome healthcare needs. You will learn everything from how to change patients’bandages and perform EKGs to understanding Alzheimer’s disease andrestorative care. As a patient care technician, you work under the supervision ofa physician or nursing staff and are fully focused on caring for a patient,monitoring a patient’s condition, and reporting any findings. Your job will usuallyinclude everything from collecting bodily fluids for testing, phlebotomy, sanitizinga patient’s room to feeding your patient and brushing their teeth. Our programprepares you to handle all these aspects of patient care confidently.

PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM Q&AWhat exactly can I expect from the Phlebotomy TechnicianProgram?Florida Vocational Institute’s Phlebotomy Technician program is designed tooffer students the training and clear understanding of phlebotomy. Studentswill learn how to perform duties such as drawing blood, storing blood andblood components, venipuncture, and basic processing. Students will alsolearn the pathology of diseases as well as the circulatory system, infectioncontrol, and OSHA and CLIA guidelines. Our program will properly prepareyou to handle this role proficiently.

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY PROGRAM Q&AWhat exactly can I expect from the ElectrocardiographyProgram?Florida Vocational Institute’s Electrocardiography program is designedto offer students the training and clear understanding ofelectrocardiography. Students will learn everything from how toproperly operate equipment, monitor heart functions, recognizeabnormal heartbeat, and record patient progress. Students will learnhow to attach electrodes to different areas of the body in order togain an accurate assessment of the health of a patient’s heart. Ourprogram will properly prepare you in all suited aspects ofelectrocardiography.

NURSING ASSISTANT/HOME HEALTH AIDE PROGRAM Q&AWhat exactly can I expect from the Nursing Assistant/ Home Health AideProgram?Florida Vocational Institute’s Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide programis designed to offer students a clear understanding of all aspects of longterm patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. You willlearn everything from geriatric and rehabilitative care to how to performCPR on patients. As a nursing assistant/home health aide, your job is toprovide patients with bedside care, assist in activities of daily living, andmonitor a patient’s overall health. You will practice patient bathingtechniques, grooming, and feeding your patients as well as cleaning theirhomes in order to keep a sanitary, healthy environment. Our program willproperly prepare you to handle all these tasks effortlessly.

Call us today!305.665.1911Committed to training students forgreat careers in healthcare Florida Vocational Institutes Address: 6840 S.W. 40th Street Suite 211-A Miami, FL: 33155 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 305-665-1911 http://fvi.edu/