Healthcare Specialist, Technical Certificate

GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER CORE

• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• IVYT 1XX - Student Success Elective CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

OR

• IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

• HLHS 101 - Medical Terminology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HLHS 102 - Essential Anatomy and Physiology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 *
• HLHS 105 - Medical Law and Ethics CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

STATEWIDE ELECTIVE LIST

Graduates must complete a minimum of 1 certification and additional Healthcare Specialist statewide electives to meet the 30 credit hour minimum degree requirement.

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

*If a student completes APHY 101  & APHY 102 , then the HLHS 102  course requirement is fulfilled.

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Participate as a member of the health care team by giving complete and loyal support and working in close harmony with other health care team members.
• Protect the health of the patient and coworkers by carefully following Standard Precautions Guidelines and OSHA mandates.
• Hold in strict confidence all things seen or heard in the facility pertaining to patients and other team members.
• Employ effective communication techniques in interacting appropriately with patients, their support persons, and members of the health care delivery system.
• Demonstrate professional conduct which reflects favorably on the educational institution and the employer.
• Demonstrate responsibility by arriving in appropriate professional attire at assigned times.
• Demonstrate understanding of rules and regulations of governing bodies as related to selected professional certifications.
• Demonstrate competent performance of entry-level skills required for selected professional certifications.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the comprehensive relationship between anatomy and physiology in the human organism, including, not limited to, the structure and function of the human organ systems, medical terminology, and the structural hierarchy and levels of organization of the human body.
• Demonstrate competency in crafting, organizing, and expressing ideas clearly through the written language, and understanding of use of critical thinking and reading in the writing process.