Health Care Assistant

Program Description:

The Health Care Assistant Program prepares the individual to assist in providing health care as a member of the health care team under the direction of a health care professional.  This curriculum references standards based on the State of Mississippi Nurse Aide Candidate Handbook Exam Content Outline.  Graduates of the one-semester program will be awarded the Certificate of Health Care Assistant.  Students who complete the program may qualify for employment as Homemakers, Nurse Assistants, Long-Term Care Aides, Home Health Aides, Sitter and/or Phlebotomists. 

Refer to Admissions  of this catalog for Special Admission Requirements for Nursing and Allied Health Programs , and Special Admission and Progression Requirements for Nursing and Allied Health Programs , Health Care Assistant. 

1st Semester:

• HCA 1116 - Basic Health Care Assisting 6 SH
• HCA 1126 - Special Care Procedures 6 SH
• HCA 1214 - Body Structure and Function 4 SH
• HCA 1312 - Home Health Aide/Homemaker Services 2 SH

**Completion Award: Career Certificate for Health Care Assistant 18 SH

Progression Requirement:  All required courses must be completed with a “C” or above.

**Additional Graduation Requirement:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.