{"id":1103,"date":"2016-11-21T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T19:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:43:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:43:02","slug":"health-related-jobs-info-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/health-related-jobs-info-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Health-Related Jobs: Dec. 8 Information Session for O&#038;P, Physical Therapist Assistant programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health\/health-related-jobs-info-session\/information-session\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1172 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Information-Session-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"information-session\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Information-Session-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Information-Session-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Information-Session-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Information-Session.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a>St. Petersburg College will be hosting an information session Dec. 8 into\u00a0health-related jobs through the college&#8217;s Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology and Physical Therapist Assistant associate\u00a0programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">The information session at SPC&#8217;s Health Education Center &#8211; from 1 -2:30 p.m. &#8211; \u00a0will spotlight these two successful A.S. programs. If you have been eager to apply to either of these programs, this is the event for you!\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/web.spcollege.edu\/survey\/22590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please register here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">At this info session you will have a chance to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">take an inside look at our Physical Therapist Assistant and Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology state-of-the-art labs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">speak with faculty members<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">speak\u00a0with career and academic advisers about program specifics and the admissions process<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">At the information session, we will also be discussing the available career fields for both Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology and Physical Therapist Assistant. Both of these programs are extremely hands-on, providing the students with the knowledge and clinical experience to be capable employees who need little on-the-job training once they graduate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">Bring your questions and join us at this event to learn about these rewarding healthcare programs! We look forward to seeing you there!<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><strong>Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">The Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology program has been providing training through its $11-million J.E. Hanger College of Orthotics and Prosthetics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">This expanding health field involves\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">evaluating, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">fabricating and custom-fitting artificial limbs. This field also fits orthopedic braces to help rehabilitate patients with disabling conditions. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">There is an increasing demand for professionals in these fields and the educational requirements continue to increase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">Get more information about this\u00a0program\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><strong>Physical Therapist Assistant Program<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">The Physical Therapist Assistant program provides training to help people regain or attain the ability to walk and carry out daily activities. As a physical therapist assistant, you\u2019re an integral part of a rehabilitation team that helps patients improve their quality of life by restoring physical function or preventing permanent disability. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Source Sans Pro',sans-serif; color: #141412;\">Get more information about this\u00a0program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/pta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: start; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Petersburg College will be hosting an information session Dec. 8 into\u00a0health-related jobs through the college&#8217;s Orthotic and Prosthetic Technology and Physical Therapist Assistant associate\u00a0programs. The information session at SPC&#8217;s Health Education Center &#8211; from 1 -2:30 p.m. &#8211; \u00a0will spotlight these two successful A.S. programs. If you have been eager to apply to either &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/health-related-jobs-info-session\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Health-Related Jobs: Dec. 8 Information Session for O&#038;P, Physical Therapist Assistant programs<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":955,"featured_media":1143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[13,9,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-orthotics-and-prosthetics","category-physical-therapist-assistant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/955"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":69,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4952,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions\/4952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/health-sciences-nursing-veterinary-technology-educational-information\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}