HCCC1030 Behaviors for Success in the Healthcare Industry

This course focuses on the behavioral requirements needed by healthcare workers to effectively work in a variety of health care settings. Accountability and responsibility, standards of dress, workplace behavior, approaches needed to assist clients and expectations of teams and team members will also be included. Students will explore how to apply for employment, healthcare facility policies and procedures and selected medical and departmental abbreviations. Emphasis will be placed on how health care workers can impact the quality of health care and balance their work and personal life to maintain personal wellness. Must be taken Pass/Fail.

Credits

0.5

Prerequisite

Qualifying score on reading assessment test OR ENGL0901

Course Requirements and Evaluation

Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.

Learning Outcomes

The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Describe ways healthcare personnel can balance work and personal life to maintain personal wellness
Describe the expectations employers have of healthcare personnel
Identify quality issues in healthcare facilities relating to how they impact workers and delivery of care
Describe the common policies and requirements for various healthcare facilities

Text and References

A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the bookstore.

Course Scheduling

The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty two hours for each lab credit and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE).  Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals.  Refer to the Course Credits section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.

Accommodations Statement

Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html

Campus

Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus: 952-995-1300

Credit Details

lecture:

0.5