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.

Career Certificate

• HCA 1116 - Basic Health Care Assisting 6 SH
• HCA 1123 - Special Care Procedures 3 SH
• HCA 1133 - Phlebotomy 3 SH
• HCA 1214 - Body Structure and Function 4 SH

**Completion Award: Career Certificate for Health Care Assistant 16 SH

**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. The RST/LLS 1312 graduation requirement will be waived for CTE students who have successfully obtained the Smart Start Credential and can submit the credential prior to applying for graduation.