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.
 

Note:  Criminal background checks and drug screens may be required based on the requirements for participation in clinical experiences.


For more information, contact:

Sharon Dobbs

 Ann Seckinger

Heather Valentine
 email: sdobbs@savannahtech.edu

email: aseckinger@savannahtech.edu

email: hvalentine@savannahtech.edu

phone: 912-443-5815

phone: 912-443-5791

phone: 912-443-5721
office: 2222 
 
office: 2226
 
office: 2279






 
Basic Skills Courses
Course Number Course Name Hours
Fundamentals of English I
3
MATH 1012
Foundations of Mathematics
 3
PSYC 1010 Basic Psychology 3

Occupational Courses
Course Number Course Name Hours
ALHS 1011 Anatomy and Physiology 5
ALHS 1090 Medical Terminology for Allied Health 2
ALHS 1040 Introduction to Health Care 3
COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3

To complete the Health Care Assistant Certificate, students must complete the seven courses listed above as well as classes listed in one of the specializations below.
 
SPECIALIZATIONS
 
Basic Dental Assisting

The Basic Dental Assisting specialization tracks to the Dental Assisting Diploma program. Additional requirements must be met for acceptance into the Dental Assisting Program.

Course Number Course Name
 Hours
DENA 1050 Microbiology and Infection Control 2
DENA 1080 Dental Biology 5
DENA 1340 Dental Assisting I 6

Central Sterile Processing

The Central Sterile Processing Technician specialization tracks to the Surgical Technology Diploma program. Additional requirements must be met for acceptance into the Surgical Technology Program.
Course Number
 Course Name
Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician
Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician Practicum I
Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician Practicum II
 Hours
5
5
6




 
Medical Coding/Insurance Data Entry Specialist

The Medical Coding/Insurance Data Entry specialization tracks to the Medical Assisting diploma program. Additional requirements must be met for acceptance into the Medical Assisting program.
Course Name
Introduction to Medical Insurance
Beginning Document Processing
Human Pathological Conditions in the Medical Office
Medical Office Coding, Insurance, and Billing
Hours
3
4
3
3

Medical Front Office

(Offered at the Effingham, Liberty, and Savannah Campuses)
The Medical Front Office specialization tracks to the Medical Assisting diploma program. Additional requirements must be met for acceptance into the Medical Assisting program.
Course Number
BUSN 1440
BUSN 2340
 Course Name
Document Production
Medical Administrative Procedures
 Hours
4
4
 
Phlebotomy

The Phlebotomy specialization tracks to the Medical Assisting diploma program. Additional requirements must be met for acceptance into the Medical Assisting program.
 
Course Number
PHLT 1030
PHLT 1050
 Course Name
Introduction to Venipuncture
Clinical Practice
 Hours
3
5
 
Nurse Aide

The Nurse Aide specialization tracks to the Practical Nursing Diploma Program. Additional requirements must be met for acceptance into the Practical Nursing Program.
Course Number
ALHS 1060
NAST 1100
 Course Name
Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences
Nurse Aide Fundamentals
 Hours
2
6
 
Patient Care Technician
Course Number
ALHS 1060
Course Name
Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences
Nurse Aide Fundamentals
Skills for the Patient Care Technician
Hours
2
6
6
 
Emergency Medical Technician
 

Course Number

Course Name

Hours
Introduction to the EMT Profession
3
EMT Assessment/Airway Management and Pharmacology
3
Medical Emergencies for the EMT
3
Special Patient Populations
3
Shock and Trauma for the EMT
3
Clinical and Practical Applications for the EMT
1
 
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
 
Course Number
EMSP 1510
EMSP 1520
EMSP 1530
EMSP 1540
 Course Name
Advanced Concepts for the AEMT
Advanced Patient Care for the AEMT
Clinical Applications for the AEMT
Clinical and Practical Applications for the AEMT
 Hours
3
3
1
3