Weather Closure Notice: Due to severe weather conditions, including heavy rain and flooding, Clovis Community College will close today at 5:00 p.m. and remain closed on Wednesday, September 30. This closure includes the Health and Fitness Center. All classes scheduled to begin after 5:00 p.m. today are canceled, along with all classes scheduled for Wednesday. Please use caution when leaving campus. If possible, consider staggering your departure time to help reduce traffic and ensure the safety of everyone on campus as conditions continue to deteriorate. Thank you for your cooperation. We encourage everyone to stay safe and monitor official College communications for updates.
Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities to assist attainment, maintenance and recovery of optimal health and quality of life.
Nursing Assistants deliver patient care, including: observing, monitoring and recording individual’s change in conditions. They also assist with personal care including infection prevention and control, food, personal hygiene, comfort and safety.
Phlebotomy uses a procedure known as venipuncture (blood draw) for obtainment of blood samples for testing. Blood samples are analyzed with correct testing equipment. Specimens are prepared and transported properly to the lab.
Physical Therapist Assistants are healthcare professionals within the health care sector supervised by Physical Therapists. PTAs provide the treatment plan to an individual to assist them to improve mobility, reduce or manage pain, restore function and prevent disability.
Radiologic Technologists are healthcare professionals who perform diagnostic imaging procedures, such as X-ray examinations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and computed tomography (CT) scans along with educating patients about procedures, ensuring procedures are performed correctly, and understanding the radiographic technology and equipment.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), First Responders, and Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMTs) provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilization for serious illness and injuries within the community and transport to definitive care.
For more information about the Allied Health programs at CCC in Clovis, New Mexico,
please contact:
Melissa Ham
Division Chair of Allied Health
575.769.4997
HamM@Clovis.edu
Jennifer Bussey
Academic Advisor
575.769.4020
jennifer.bussey@clovis.edu