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1.00 Credits
This course presents future Allied Health professionals with an overview of ethical and legal practices related to the medical field. Guidelines pertaining to the laws, policies and regulations associated with medical issues and clinical practice within the various Allied Health professions, as well as those established by their associated accrediting/licensing agencies, are described and discussed. The impact of the cultural, social, ethical differences and the expectations from the patient's perspective are analyzed and assessed.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to prepare Allied Health students to work in physicians' offices, clinics, hospitals, and other medical areas. The course covers administrative and clerical functions of a medical office assistant including patient reception, scheduling appointments, telephone procedures, medical records management, written communications, patient records, office management, professional activities, and personal conduct.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students in the allied health professions to the basic principles of psychology as they relate to human behavior and personality development from birth to old age. Emphasis is placed on cultural, social, hereditary and environmental influences on human behavior and personality development, including behavior associated with death, dying and grieving. Topics include an exploration of varied cultural beliefs, values and practices regarding health and illness, concepts of mental wellness and mental disorders, and methods of treatment and therapy used in the rehabilitation and recovery of patients with mental illnesses.
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1.50 Credits
This course provides an overview and application of current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) policies and regulations and Standard Precautions related to infection control in the clinical setting. This course is designed to meet OSHA and blood-borne pathogen control for medical assisting and other allied health students who have potential exposure to infectious material such as blood, urine and other body fluids. The evolution of asepsis and infection control is presented as a basis for understanding the need for protection in health care and service environments. The application and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical and surgical aseptic handwashing techniques, disposal of biohazard material and other related topics is explored and practiced. This course also covers the differences between disinfection and sterilization. Students sterilize instruments, materials and equipment using a variety of methods and set-ups to maintain and work in a sterile field.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides Medical Assisting students with the fundamentals of patient care in the clinical setting. Students practice the communication skills needed to obtain patient information, as well as instruct and educate patients. Students apply the principles of medical documentation to record information obtained from patient interviews, measuring vital signs, procedures performed or other pertinent patient information as an entry in the patient's medical record. Correct body mechanics needed to assist, move and position patients are presented and students practice positioning patients, preparing trays, measuring a patient's vital signs and assisting with general and specialized clinical procedures performed in the medical setting and within the "Scope of Practice" for the Medical Assistant.
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4.50 Credits
This course provides basic training in capillary puncture through didactic and clinical instruction as required by the State of California, Department of Health Services-Laboratory Field Services. The lecture portion of this course includes Anatomy and Physiology of the body systems with emphasis on the Circulatory System, Medical Terminology and Infection Control. The clinical component of this course provides students with hands-on training in capillary puncture. Students apply knowledge of theory to the clinical setting. This course is intended for students in the Phlebotomy Training Program. Upon successful completion of the Phlebotomy Training Program students are awarded a Certificate of Performance in Phlebotomy and may apply for State of California certification as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1 (CPT 1) and sit for the American Medical Technologists exam for Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT).
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1.00 Credits
This course presents the principles of diagnostic testing to students in the medical assisting program. Students are introduced to the various types of medical laboratories and methods of quality control for specimen collection, transport, and testing while they learn to screen patients for various diagnostic tests and to follow-up test results. Emphasis is placed on the application of laboratory safety practices in accordance with Standard Precautions and Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. Students use common laboratory equipment to perform Clinical Lab Improvement Act (CLIA) approved tests for medical assistants, including hematology, chemistry, immunology and microbiology tests, urinalysis, and respiratory function testing and result analysis. Topics also include the principles of radiological tests, such as X-rays, computerized axial tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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4.00 Credits
This course provides training in venipuncture through didactic and clinical instruction, including advanced training as required by the State of California, Department of Health Services-Laboratory Field Services. The lecture portion of this course includes advanced Infection Control and biohazards, risk factors and appropriate responses to complications, anatomical site selection, quality assurance, pre-analytical source of error and ethical and legal issues related to phlebotomy. The clinical component of this course provides students with hands-on training in venipuncture. Students apply knowledge of theory to the clinical setting. This course is intended for students in the Phlebotomy Training Program. Upon successful completion of the Phlebotomy Training Program students are awarded a Certificate of Performance in Phlebotomy and may apply for State of California certification as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1 (CPT 1) and sit for the American Medical Technologists exam for Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT).
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces and instructs Allied Health students in the use of accounting systems for medical and dental offices (including the pegboard and computerized accounting systems) and health insurance procedures. Emphasis is placed on medical accounting terminology, ledgers, methods used in payroll accounting, preparation of account charts and correct completion of benefit and claim forms. This course also prepares students to work with insurance forms in medical offices, hospitals and other clinical settings and in the proper use of procedural and diagnostic coding utilizing the most current editions of Physicians Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases.
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1.00 Credits
This course is an unpaid 75 hour clinical experience designed for students to gain additional experience in phlebotomy. Students complete 50-100 venipunctures, 25 capillary punctures and observe 2 arterial punctures at an appropriate clinical site. Students apply knowledge of theory to the clinical setting. This course is intended for students in the Phlebotomy Training Program. Upon successful completion of the Phlebotomy Training Program students are awarded a Certificate of Performance in Phlebotomy and may apply for State of California certification as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician 1 (CPT 1) and sit for the American Medical Technologists exam for Registered Phlebotomy Technician (RPT).
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