Health Care Assistant, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus

Entrance Dates:	Summer and Fall Semesters
Length of Program:	Three Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	29-34

Program Description: The Health Care Assistant Certificate of Credit is a program that provides academic foundations at the diploma level in communications, mathematics, and human relations, as well as technical fundamentals. Program graduates are trained in the underlying fundamentals of health care delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility.

Admission: Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program can be obtained through achieving the established minimum score on the ASSET or ACCUPLACER exam and having a GED or graduating from high school. For information regarding this process, please contact the Admissions Office [phone].

Employment: Health Care Assistants are employed in medical and surgical centers, medical laboratories, and offices of physicians.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 9 credits

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
PSYC 1010	BASIC PSYCHOLOGY	3

Occupational Core Courses, 13 credits

ALHS 1011	STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY	5
ALHS 1040	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE	3
ALHS 1090	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2
COMP 1000	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3

Specializations

Students must complete one of the specializations listed to meet program requirements for graduation.

Medical Office Support Specialist*

MAST 1010	LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCERNS IN THE MEDICAL OFFICE	2
MAST 1060	MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES	4
MAST 1100	MEDICAL INSURANCE MANAGEMENT	2
MAST 1110	ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT	3

Physicians Practice Management+

MGMT 1100	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
MGMT 1105	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	3
MGMT 2115	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	3
BUSN 2370	MEDICAL OFFICE BILLING/CODING/INSURANCE	3
	OR
BUSN 1015	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT	3
	AND
BUSN 2375	HEALTHCARE CODING	3

Nurse Aide**

ALHS 1060	DIET AND NURTRITION FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2
NAST 1100	NURSE AIDE FUNDAMENTALS	6

Specialization Semester

*Offered Spring Semester

**Offered Spring and Summer

+Begins Spring

Notes:

• A minimum grade of “C” is required for all courses in the curriculum outline. The general and occupational core courses listed in the curriculum outline must be completed before a student is eligible to enroll in a specialization.
• ALHS and MAST prefix courses older than 5 years will not be considered for prerequisite credit.
• Prior to participation in campus/clinical labs, students are required to complete the clinical clearance package. All required immunizations, including Hepatitis B, must be accompanied by documentation. Students who refuse to take the Hepatitis B vaccination series must sign a declination form and be aware that clinical practicum sites may refuse them an opportunity to gain clinical experience.
• Conviction of a felony or gross misdemeanor may prohibit employment in field and may make a student ineligible to take certification exam(s) required for the profession. A background check and/or drug screen may be required by some agencies before a student attends a clinical practicum. For more information, contact the program advisor.
• Student activities associated with the curriculum, especially while students are completing his or her clinical rotations, will be educational in nature. Students will not be receiving monetary remuneration during this educational experience, nor will he or she be substituted for hired staff personnel within the clinical institution in the capacity of a health care assistant.
• Students who successfully complete the program with the Nurse Aide specialization may be eligible to sit for the National Nurse Aide Assessment program (NNAAP), which determines competency to become enrolled in the State nurse aide registry.
• The Medical Office Support specialization is offered spring semester. The Physician Practice management specialization is offered summer semester. The Nurse Aide specialization is offered spring and summer semesters.
• Prior to participation in campus/clinical labs, students are required to show proof of current health insurance. Students who cannot show proof of health insurance need to be aware that clinical practicum sites may refuse to allow them the opportunity to gain clinical experience at their facility.

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

A background check and drug screen is required by all clinical agencies prior to a student attending clinical. For more information, contact the appropriate advisor.

Student activities associated with the curriculum, especially while student are completing his or her clinical rotations, will be educational in nature. Students will not be receiving monetary remuneration during this educational experience, nor will he or she be substituted for hired stall personnel within the clinical institution.

 

Augusta Day Program, Medical Office Support Specialist

PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Medical Office Support Specialist

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Summer Semester

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
COMP 1000	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3
ALHS 1011	STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY	5
ALHS 1090	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2

Year 1 Fall Semester

MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
ALHS 1040	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE	3
PSYC 1010	BASIC PSYCHOLOGY	3

Year 1 Spring Semester

MAST 1010	LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCERNS IN THE MEDICAL OFFICE	2
MAST 1060	MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES	4
MAST 1100	MEDICAL INSURANCE MANAGEMENT	2
MAST 1110	ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT	3

 

Augusta Day Program, Nurse Aide

PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Nurse Aide

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Summer Semester

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
COMP 1000	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3
ALHS 1011	STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY	5
ALHS 1090	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2

Year 1 Fall Semester

MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
ALHS 1040	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE	3
PSYC 1010	BASIC PSYCHOLOGY	3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ALHS 1060	DIET AND NURTRITION FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2
NAST 1100	NURSE AIDE FUNDAMENTALS	6

 

Augusta Day Program, Physicians Practice Management

PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Physicians Practice Management

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
COMP 1000	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY	3
ALHS 1011	STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BODY	5
ALHS 1090	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES	2

Year 1 Spring Semester

MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3
ALHS 1040	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE	3
PSYC 1010	BASIC PSYCHOLOGY	3
MGMT 1100	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

MGMT 1105	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	3
MGMT 2115	HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT	3
BUSN 2370	MEDICAL OFFICE BILLING/CODING/INSURANCE	3
	OR
BUSN 1015	INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT	3
	AND
BUSN 2375	HEALTHCARE CODING	3