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Healthcare Office Assistant HFA1, Technical Certificate of Credit

Program Description

The Healthcare Office Assistant certificate is designed to provide educational opportunities to individuals that will enable them to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to secure an entry level position as a receptionist in a physician's office, hospital, clinic, or other related area. Technical courses apply to the degree or diploma program in Business Healthcare Technology.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Required Age NA
High School Diploma or GED Required Yes
Placement Scores for Regular Admission (New Gen Accuplacer) English Reading Math Algebra
236 224 229 N/A

Location(s)

Baxley

Camden County

Golden Isles

Jesup

Waycross

Required Courses:

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3
BUSN 1440Document Production

4
BUSN 1015Introduction to Healthcare Reimbursement

3
BUSN 2340Healthcare Administrative Procedures

4
BUSN 2350Electronic Health Records

3

Choose one of the following technology courses

BUSN 1000Computers in Healthcare

3
COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3
Choose BUSN 1010 (Only) or MAST 1120 and 1 course from the Medical Terminology Cluster and 1 course from the Anatomy Cluster
BUSN 1010Medical Terminology, Anatomy, and Diseases for Business

6
MAST 1120
MAST 1120Human Disease

3
AND
Medical Terminology Cluster
Choose one of the following:
ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for AHS

2
BUSN 2300Medical Terminology

2
Anatomy Cluster
Choose one of the following:
ALHS 1010Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

4
ALHS 1011Structure & Function of the Human Body

5
BUSN 2310Anatomy & Terminology for the Medical Administrative Assistant

3
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
AND
BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1

Total Credit Hours: 26