2001-2002 - Cochise College

COURse DESCRIPTIONSHLT 1 cO INTRODUCTION TOCOMMUNITY H EALTH ADVISOR (3)PrereqUlSlte{S): None.Recommended Students are encouraged tomeet WIth a program advisor before enrolling inthe CHA courses.The hrstcourse 01 a 16 credit Community HealthAdvlsor Certilicate Program. It prepares the In--­dlVldual to provide outreach health prevenlJon.adVocacy. educalJon. and referral serYlceswithinprescribed neighborhoods CompetenCiestaught Include communIty health and humanselVlces. commUnicatIOn. Q(ganizatlon. and advocacyskills3 hours lecture.HLT 12 1 C OMMUNITY HEALTH ADVISOR PRAC TICUM (6) PrereqUISIte(S): HLT 120. The second course Of a 16 credit Community Health AdvISor Certificate Program. Community Health AdVisor skills are praclJced and evaluated In community-based heallh and human servICe agoncies/settlngs Students =mple te 320 clock hours 0 1 direct service 24 hours laboratory per week (4-6hour days for 6 weeks). HLT 130 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICALASS IS TING (3) PrerequISlte{s): 810 160 and CIS 116 Recommended Meeling wah program adVisorThis course p-OVIdas the student WIth an understandingot the concepts and skills which arenecessary to function as a medical BSSlstanL11'Ie student Will gain an overv1ew of medical as­SISlJng as a profesSion; 'NiD understand the healthcare enVIronment. Will be e){f.X>sed to an overviewo f the history of mediCine. medicalInsurance. Coding terminology and admnlstra­tlve p-ocedures; and Will understand the rOles.responsibilitieS, and liabilities of the medical as­Sistant.3 hours lectureHLT 131 MEDICAL ASSISTANT LAW ANDBIOETHICS (3)PrerequISlte(S). HLT 130This course provides the student With an understandingof medical law, lederal and stateregulations and gUidelines, InlectJon contrOl, 81>pliedethlCBJ concepts, boethlCaJ dIlemmas, andrisk management governing the profession ofmediCal aSSIstant. Includi CDC. CUA. OSHA.andAMA3 hours lectureHLT 132 MEDIC AL ASSISTANTTERMINOLOGY (2)Prerequlsrte(s): HLT 131A required course deSigned to aCQuaint studentsenrolled In the Medical Assistant Cerllficate ProgramWi th me language of the profeSSion. Thiscourse Will enable them 10 communicate. bothverbally and In wrlting, In a competen\, proles­SlOnal manner as medical aSSistants2 hours lectureHLT 133 SPECTTRUM OF HUMANBEHAVIOR FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANTS (3)Prerequlslte(S): HLT 132.A reqUired course designed to acqua.nt the studentWIth an overview of the basic principles ofhuman behavior Including psychologiCal, SOCial,and cultural awareness as applied to the medicaloffice practICe. ThIs course Wilt asSist thestudent in understanding and meeting clientneeds in a medial olliee setling3 hours lecture220