Clinical Support Training
at Huntsville Hospital
Patient Care Aide Trainee Program
Patient care aides work side by side with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. Huntsville Hospital offers a program with all the classroom and clinical training you need to begin your journey as a patient care aide. This entry-level position is a great way to explore your potential in a dynamic health care setting.
Career Paths
Many patient care aides become licensed practical nurses or registered nurses. From there, you can pursue a lucrative career as a certified nurse practitioner or certified registered nurse anesthetist.
10-week Paid Pharmacy Technician Program
Pharmacy Technicians work directly with pharmacists to safely and accurately dispense medications. This entry-level position is one of the fastest-growing jobs in the medical sector and can serve as a launching pad to a lucrative pharmacy career. Huntsville Hospital offers a paid, 10-week pharmacy technician training program combining classroom instruction with practical experience.
Career Paths
Program graduates who pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam typically go right to work in one of our hospital or retail pharmacies.
Surgical Technologist Program
Surgical technologists are key members of the surgical team. They help set up the operating room, create and maintain the surgical sterile field, pass instruments supporting the surgeon and providers in a surgery and much more. This entry-level position is a perfect introduction to a career in the booming surgical field. This 6-month program trains you for success, while being paid.
Career Paths
Program graduates often begin their careers as surgical technologists and can advance into roles such as robotic or lead technologist, registered nurse, perioperative nurse, education or management.
6-month Paid Perioperative Nursing Program
Perioperative nurses are registered nurses who are trained to provide care to patients before, during and after surgery. Our six-month Perioperative 101 Program is taught at the Huntsville Hospital’s downtown campus; focusing on the role of the circulator in the operating room. The circulator’s role in the surgical team is to manage the operating room environment, which includes being the patient’s advocate, collaborating and communicating with the surgical team and ensuring a safe environment of care for the patient. Some of their duties include documenting surgical counts and handling specimens appropriately.
Career Paths
Program graduates who complete the Perioperative 101 Program typically begin working as perioperative registered nurses with opportunities to advance into education or management.
2-Year Associate Degree Radiography Program
Radiologic Technologists, also known as radiographers, perform medical exams using X-rays to create images of the body that are interpreted by a doctor for diagnosis. Radiographers can specialize in many areas including MRI, CT, mammography, bone densitometry and interventional radiography. Advanced certifications and degree opportunities exist within the imaging sciences. Huntsville Hospital’s accredited School of Radiologic Technology provides all the education and clinical training you need to get started in your new career.
Career Paths
Program graduates typically begin working as registered radiologic technologists with opportunities to specialize in advanced imaging and pursue education or management roles.
