Concorde Career Institute
1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300
Portland, OR 97232
The following programs are available:
Dental Assistant
At Concorde you will receive "multi-tasked" training, which means you will be trained in both clinical and administrative
capabilities.
Clinical responsibilities include sterilizing and preparing instrument trays, exposing and processing X-rays, conducting
oral inspections, preparing patients for treatment, and taking vital signs. Administrative responsibilities include patient
charting, appointment setting, completing insurance forms, accounts payable and fee collections.
Insurance Coding & Billing Specialist *
In your position as an Insurance Coding & Billing Specialist, you play an integral role in your employer's
office. You help make it possible for your employer to collect monetary reimbursements from patient insurance
providers.
You will assess patient records and classify levels of claims for reimbursement using detailed healthcare coding
systems. Your work is essential to the success of your employer's medical business.
Medical Assistant w/Limited X-Ray
As a medical assistant, you will be an integral part of the healthcare delivery team. In this position, you
are considered a "multi-tasked" provider. This means you will be trained and qualified in both clinical and
administrative capabilities.
Medical assistants work closely with doctors in clinics and physicians' offices. You will be entrusted with a
variety of critical responsibilities.
Administrative skills and responsibilities include scheduling and receiving patients, preparing and maintaining
medical records, performing basic secretarial skills and medical transcription, handling telephone calls and
written correspondence, serving as a liaison between physicians and other individuals and managing practice finances.
Clinical responsibilities include taking patient histories and vital signs, performing first aid and CPR, preparing
patients for procedures, assisting the physician with examinations and treatments, infection control, collecting
and processing specimens, performing selected diagnostic tests and preparing and administering medications as
directed by the physician.
Practical Nursing
Upon completion of the program and passing the licensing examination, as an LPN you can enter the workforce as a competent, skilled nurse. Practical nurses provide patient-side nursing care at the direction of physicians and/or registered nurses. The practice of practical nursing is based on concepts from the physical, biological and behavioral sciences. Each state has its own nurse practice act, so the scope of practice varies from state to state.
Our State Board of Nursing-approved program will prepare you to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses, NCLEX.PN.
Surgical Technology
As a surgical technologist, you perform essential tasks before, during and after operations. You work closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered nurses and other key surgical personnel in hospital operating rooms and outpatient surgery centers. Surgical technologists play a critical role in patient care.
Graduates will be eligible to sit for the national examination leading to the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) credential as sponsored by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) formerly known as the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist (LCC-ST).
Concorde's Portland campus is centrally located across the street from Benson High School, a short distance from the MAX and Tri-Met bus stop.
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