Skills Enhancement for HCA
Program Description
Students will be provided with additional knowledge and skills, increasingly requested by employers, in the areas of foot care, diabetes care and administration of medications. These courses have been included in the Pacific Coast Community College basic Health Care Assistant certificate program since November 2005.
This program builds on the foundational knowledge, skills and attitudes developed in resident care aide programs. Students will increase their awareness of changes in hearth status; relevant assessments, treatments and interventions; and increase their comfort in working with equipment commonly used in these three areas of practice.
This program helps prepare learners to complete selected portions of their employers' delegated tasks certification process.