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  • HSC 250: Medical Assisting Clinical II

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course builds upon the concepts in Medical Assisting Clinical I while introducing advanced clinical skills. More complex and independent procedures performed by the medical assistant are presented in addition to surgical procedures, physical therapy, principles of diagnostic imaging, and emergency procedures. Included are safety in the laboratory, government regulations, quality assurance, and microscopic procedures and analysis. The student will be involved in rehabilitation, modes of therapy and medication administration. The student is challenged to think critically in various clinical situations. Assessment of health education needs for patients and family is integrated throughout this course. This course offers skill development in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods using proper techniques and universal precautions. There is an emphasis on infection prevention, proper identification, labeling of specimens, specimen handling, and processing. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to enter the medical assistant field with confidence in their clinical skills. NOTE: Students must earn a ''C'' or higher in all HSC courses in order to graduate from the program. Prerequisite:    HSC 150 (Grade of C or Higher) and Clearances (PA State Police Criminal History Record and Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance)
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  • HSC 270: Diet Therapy for Nursing Students

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    Nutrition plays a vital role in maintaining good health and preventing chronic disease. Nutritional therapy in clinical situations is an adaptation of the principles of normal nutrition. Proper application of these principles can maximize restoration of health. This course introduces the nursing student to the fundamentals of medical nutrition therapy with direct application to the nursing process. The course provides an introduction of human nutrition including nutritional requirements, metabolism, and nutritional biochemistry. Nutritional needs and problems across the lifespan are addressed. Nutritional therapeutics for specific disease states are thoroughly examined.
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  • HSC 284: Information Systems and Controls

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This is a rigorous course intended for post-baccalaureate students only. It provides an accountant intending to pursue their Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license the opportunity to prepare for successful completion of the information systems and controls (ISC) portion of the licensure exam. Topics covered include regulations, standards, and frameworks, information systems and data management, security and confidentiality, and System and Organization Controls (SOC) engagements.
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  • HSC 289: Medical Coding and Billing Sim/Prac

    4.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This is a self-directed practicum where the medical coding and billing specialist student will have the opportunity to learn to become proficient in the field of medical coding and billing. The student will learn by way of conversational language and step-by-step instruction to abstract information from medical charts, code it for the proper reimbursement and bill it by completing the right documents and forms. The preparatory courses that lead to the practicum prepare the student with the knowledge and tools to complete the self-directed practicum with confidence and expertise. A HIPAA training course with presentation of a certificate of completion is also part of this course. This is considered a capstone course as it is reflective of and utilizes learning from all courses taken throughout the course of the degree earned.
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  • HSC 292: Medical Assisting Professional Sem

    1.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course is a one credit capstone course. This capstone course is an opportunity for students to demonstrate that they have achieved the outcomes of the medical assisting technology program. This course is designed to assess cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning and to do so in a student-centered and student-directed manner which requires the command, analysis and synthesis of knowledge and skills. It integrates learning from the courses in the major with the courses from the rest of the academic experience. It requires the application of that learning to a project which serves as an instrument of evaluation. This course will prepare the student to leave the academic world and enter into the real world as a medical assistant, the most versatile member of any medical staff. NOTE: Students will be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher throughout the entire seminar semester. If, at midterm, the student is averaging a GPA less than 2.0, they will be withdrawn from the seminar and will be required to repeat HSC 292 Medical Assisting Professional Seminar in its entirety during the next available semester. Prerequisite:    HSC 121, HSC 221, HSC 150, and HSC 250 Corequisite:    HSC 293
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  • HSC 293: Medical Assist Tech Practicum

    4.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course is a credit-worthy work opportunity for students to gain experience in their major areas of study by strengthening and expanding their classroom theoretical knowledge through practical application. This course provides the Medical Assisting Technology student with reality training in the field of health care with an emphasis on medical office skills and clinical practices. Students will be mentored by an experienced supervisor in the agency setting. Satisfactory completion of this experience is required for completion of the A. A. S. degree in Medical Assisting Technology. NOTE: Students will be required to maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher throughout the entire internship semester. If, at midterm, the student is averaging a GPA less than 2.0, they will be withdrawn from the internship and will be required to repeat HSC 293 Medical Assisting Technology Practicum in its entirety during the next available semester. Prerequisite:    HSC 121, HSC 221, HSC 150, and HSC 250 Corequisite:    HSC 292
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  • HSC 295: Hospital Pharmacy Internship

    2.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    The internship is a credit-worthy opportunity for students to gain experience in their major areas of study by strengthening and expanding their classroom knowledge through practical application. This experience is designed to give the PHT student reality training in the field of hospital, nursing home, distribution center and other large pharmacy agencies. Students will be mentored by a Registered Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician. Satisfactory completion of this practicum is required for completion of the certificate. The student is responsible for obtaining Act 34 Criminal Clearance and any other agency requirements prior to this experience. It is recommended that the student obtain professional liability prior to beginning the internship experience. Prerequisite:    HSC 192
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  • HSC 296: Retail/Community Pharmacy Intern

    2.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    The internship is a credit-worthy opportunity for students to gain experience in their major areas of study by strengthening and expanding their classroom knowledge through practical application. This experience is designed to give the PHT student reality training in the field of community pharmacy settings. Students will be mentored by a Registered Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician. Satisfactory completion of this practicum is required for completion of the certificate. The student is responsible for obtaining Act 34 Criminal Clearance and any other agency requirements prior to this experience. It is recommended that the student obtain professional liability prior to beginning the internship experience. Prerequisite:    HSC 192
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  • HST 101: Histotechnology 1

    10.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course introduces the student to histologic techniques and the histology laboratory. The theory of Histotechnology and Carson, Bancroft and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) set the foundation for the established histologic techniques. The clinical practicum provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate basic technical skills and accountability through the application of these techniques and with interaction with the clinical faculty, pathologists, and other laboratory staff. Prerequisite:    Acceptance to the School of Histotechnology
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  • HST 201: Histotechnology 2

    10.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    This course builds on the concepts learned in HST 100 Histotechnology 100. The student will advance to more complex histologic techniques in the class room and in the histology laboratory. The theory of Histotechnology and Carson, Bancroft and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) set the foundation for the established histologic techniques. The clinical practicum provides the student the opportunity to demonstrate basic and more complex technical skills and accountability through the application of these techniques and with interaction with the clinical faculty, pathologists, and other laboratory staff. Prerequisite:    HST 101 and Acceptance to the School of Histotechnology
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