Overview
The large number of entry level healthcare positions at our local healthcare facilities are highly competitive. The Healthcare Applications program will give you an edge when applying for those jobs by providing you a solid background in current healthcare issues, patient communication, and medical terminology; as well as providing basic skills in hands on patient care and letting you customize your program based on your goals.
Have you heard about our Free A&P I Prep course?
The Anatomy & Physiology I Prep Course is a free, self-paced course designed to prepare students for the rigor and content of Anatomy & Physiology I, a 4-credit lab science course.
Career Options
- Home Health Aide
- Dietetic Aid
- Wellness Coach
- Rehabilitation Aid
- Clinical Secretary
Related Degrees
All Competitive Allied Health Programs:
What are you interested in?
We have just expanded our Healthcare Applications certificate to include areas of concentration. This flexibility aligns with students exploring various academic or career pathways.
Healthcare Apps Pre-Dental Hygiene
Healthcare Apps Pre-Medical Lab Technician
Healthcare Apps Pre-Occupational Therapy Assistant
Healthcare Apps Pre-Physical Therapist Assistant
Healthcare Apps Pre-Radiologic Technologist
The Healthcare Applications Certificate prepares students for entry level professions in the health care industry. Students in this program are eligible to pursue careers as Home Health Aides, Rehabilitation Aides, Dietetic Aides, Clinical Secretaries, Registration Representatives, or Health & Wellness Coach. This certificate also serves as a stackable credential for all of the Allied Health and Health Science programs offered at River Valley Community College and at other colleges throughout the CCSNH.
Program Goals
To provide students foundational knowledge in the healthcare fields, preparing them for entry level healthcare professions and for transfer to Associate Degree programs in Allied Health.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, students will:
- Have foundational knowledge of the human body and the body processes that physically and mentally impact health, wellness, and disease processes
- Understand legal and ethical issues currently impacting healthcare
- Appropriately use medical terms when discussing patients/clients with other members of the healthcare team
- Understand the impact of insurance, including Medicare, on healthcare delivery
- Work within the standards of HIPPA
- Possess communication skills necessary for interaction with patients/clients across the lifespan
- Accurately use technology related to healthcare delivery services
- Accurately take vital signs
- Safely assist patients/clients with transferring
- Safely assist patients/clients who ambulate with assistive devices
- Obtain knowledge/skills related to the job performance of one of the following professions: Health Coach, Rehabilitation Aide, Clinical Service Representative, Home Health Aide, Dietetic Aide
This certificate is designed to train students for entry level jobs in the healthcare field including home health aid, community health worker/wellness coach, rehabilitation aid, clinical secretary and dietetic aid. This is a stackable certificate which leads into other competitive programs. Students in this program must achieve a “C” or higher in all courses to graduate.
High school transcript/GED/HiSET scores
Requirements
Students who have a positive Criminal Background Check may be prohibited from employment in certain healthcare facilities.
For the open elective courses, students should work with their advisor to choose one of the following: https://catalog.rivervalley.edu/healthcare-applications-open-elective-options
Course Sequencing
First Year: Fall Semester
First Year: Spring Semester
HLTH166R : Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
This course provides learners with and introduction to the increasingly complex legal and ethical issues facing professionals who work in health and human services. This broad perspective will help practitioner’s respond to many dilemmas they face in the clinical settings and increase their sensitivity to the depth of issues involved in many treatment and service decisions. A framework is provided to enhance student’s capacities to think critically and creatively. No topic lends itself so readily to that goal than does the study of law, ethics, and bioethics. This course enables the student to reason clearly and effectively about the ethical and legal issues involved in medical science and technology. Emphasis is also placed on understanding the ethical and legal environment of health care, making appropriate ethical and legal choice in practice, and developing skills necessary to promote ethical and legal leadership in a health care setting. Every effort is made to help students understanding the impact of an ethical position on other individuals as well as on the larger community. It is not the intent of this course to change a student’s mind about any of the bioethical issues, nor to diminish their personal belief systems on any issue. It is mandatory, however, that all students begin to clarify their positions on issues, understand the nature of their beliefs, be able to defend their positions, and understand the process by which others with different beliefs arrive at their decisions.Overview
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