Health Sciences Department | 3 CC - Certificate of Completion | 1 year

You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:

• Provide basic life support patient care
• Quickly assess whether a patient is in critical or non-critical condition
• Become a licensed EMT in Oregon
• Care for ill or injured patients

Careers

Career opportunities that may require EMT training include but are not limited to: 

• firefighter (career or volunteer)
• paramedic
• search and rescue
• critical care transport or basic life support transport provider

The EMT certificate can lead to a career as a paramedic if a student wishes to continue their studies and completes the requirements for an AAS-EMT (Associate of Applied Science - EMT) degree at an accredited institution.

For continuing education opportunities for healthcare providers see Healthcare Professional Development (HPD) in the course description section on page 215 of the catalog.

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PROGRAM CODE: CC.EMT

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) give immediate care to critically ill or injured people in the pre-hospital setting and provide transport to hospitals, care facilities and private residences. The ability to work under pressure in challenging environments, think critically to make difficult decisions independently and perform life-saving skills precisely are essential to success in this career. A criminal history background check, immunizations, and drug testing will be required.

EMTs in Oregon must be licensed by the state through the Oregon Health Authority’s Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems (OHA/EMS). National certification is available through the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). Each certification requires approved continuing education classes in emergency care for certification renewal. The CCC Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) certificate program includes the required Oregon license and national EMT certification. 

RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES

Computation (1 course- MTH-065 Algebra II)

• Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems

Communication (1 course- WR-121 English Composition)

• Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences

Human Relations (1 course- PSY-101 Human Relations)

• Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• apply standard precautions in infection control during patient assessment and treatment;
• apply medical legal and ethical principals in the prehospital setting;
• quickly assess the scene and patients as to determine critical or non-critical;
• demonstrate basic life support patient care following standard scope of practice protocols;
• extricate and package patients for safe and expedient transport to an appropriate medical facility;
• give an effective verbal patient transfer report and document scene and patient information;
• demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to successfully pass Oregon licensing and National certification. 

For information contact the EMT program director at 503-594-0696 or department at 503-594-0650.

Current Healthcare Provider level CPR (AHA or ASHI) are required; criminal history background check, proof of immunization, and students will be asked to take a drug test as arranged by the department.