MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5307 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2021 Fall Last Admit Term: 2022 Spring Award: CCL Total Credits: 16.5-20.5 CIP Code: 51.0703	Primary College: Initiating College: Gateway Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific: GW Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Allied Health GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: Upon completion of this certificate, students may pursue a career as: 43-6013.00 Medical Secretaries

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Health Unit Coordinating/Patient Care Associate program focuses on the work involved in the nursing unit in health care facilities. The Health Unit Coordinating focuses on the coordination of non-clinical activities related to patient care. Professional duties include processing doctors` orders, scheduling diagnostic tests and treatments for patients, managing the patients` paper and electronic charts, managing unit supplies and equipment, and facilitation and management of workflow in the health care setting. Communication duties include managing telephone and patient intercom calls. The Patient Care Associate Option II adds the role of the nursing assistant for clients across the wellness/illness continuum within the nurse assisting scope of practice to the Health Unit Coordinator role.

Required Courses

Two specializations are available for student enrollment:
Specialization I - Health Unit Coordinating (HUC) is for entry level students with no prior healthcare experience.
Specialization II - Patient Care Associate (PCA) is for students who take all the HUC courses with the addition of NUR158 or transfer 4.5 credits in Nursing Assisting from a regionally accredited institution of higher education.

Specialization I: Health Unit Coordinating Emphasis Credits: 17-18

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3

HCC130 Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery (3) OR
HCC130AA Health Care Today (0.5) AND
HCC130AB Workplace Behaviors in Health Care (0.5) AND
HCC130AC Personal Wellness and Safety (0.5) AND
HCC130AD Communication and Teamwork in Health Care Organizations (0.5) AND
HCC130AE Legal Issues in Health Care (0.5) AND
HCC130AF Decision Making in the Health Care Setting (0.5) 3

HCC145 or HCC146 must be taken within the last 5 academic years.
HCC145 Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals (3) OR
HCC146 Common Medical Terminology for Health Care Professionals (2) 2-3

+ HUC111 Communication and Hospital Unit Management in Health Unit Coordinating 2
+ HUC113 Diagnostic Tests and Treatments 4
+ HUC114 Health Unit Coordinator Procedures 2
+ HUC116 Health Unit Coordinating Seminar 1

Specialization II: Patient Care Associate Emphasis Credits: 16.5

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3

+ NUR158 Nurse Assisting (4.5) OR
Transfer 4.5 credits in Nursing Assisting from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. (4.5) 4.5

+ HUC111 Communication and Hospital Unit Management in Health Unit Coordinating 2
+ HUC113 Diagnostic Tests and Treatments 4
+ HUC114 Health Unit Coordinator Procedures 2
+ HUC116 Health Unit Coordinating Seminar 1

Credits: 16.5-18

Restricted Electives
Optional: Students in Specialization I or Specialization II seeking a clinical experience may select zero (0) to two and a half (2.5) credits from the courses below: HCC/RES109 CPR for Health Care Provider (0.5) OR American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification (0) 0-0.5 + HUC115 Health Unit Coordinator Clinical 2	Credits: 0-2.5

General Electives
	Credits:

Learning Outcomes
1. Coordinate activities of nursing personnel, medical staff, other hospital departments, patients, and visitors in the clinical setting to meet patient needs. (HUC111, HUC114, HUC115) 2. Manage workflow of patient care departments. (CIS105, HUC111, HUC114, HUC115, NUR158) 3. Interpret, communicate, and document patient care orders. (HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HCC145, HCC146, NUR158) 4. Execute the planned general daily routines and tasks related to nonclinical responsibilities of patient care departments. (HUC111, HUC114, HUC115) 5. Maintain patients` paper and electronic charts and prepare forms. (CIS105, HUC111, HUC114, HUC115) 6. Describe and follow guidelines to ensure data control, security, privacy, and confidentiality of health information maintained in patient records. (HUC111, HUC114, HUC115) 7. Demonstrate the use of various communication devices with health unit coordinator processes, procedures, and tasks. (HUC111, HUC113, HUC114, HUC115) 8. Implement appropriate policies and procedures in health care situations. (HCC130++, HCC145, HCC146, HUC111, HUC113, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116, NUR158) 9. Communicate in an ethically and culturally responsive manner to improve patient satisfaction and care. (HCC130++, HCC145, HCC146, HUC111, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116) 10. Utilize effective interpersonal skills to resolve conflict and solve problems in patient care departments and other health care institutions. (HCC130++, HUC111, HUC114, HUC115, HUC116)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 23, 2021

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.