RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Unpaid Student Training Agreement #74-636 with Healthcare Career College, an educational institution, to provide supervised field instruction at Health Services-Behavioral Health program sites for computerized medical billing students, for the period from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a nonfinancial agreement.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is to provide Healthcare Career College students with the opportunity to integrate academic knowledge with applied skills at progressively higher levels of performance and responsibility. Supervised fieldwork experience for students is considered to be an integral part of both educational and professional preparation. The Health Services Department can provide the requisite field education, while at the same time, benefitting from the students’ services to patients.
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