Career Essentials for Health Sciences

Introduction The purpose of Career Essentials for Health Sciences, an online self-paced program, is to help students prepare themselves to successfully and effectively work in healthcare facilities and in their selected allied health care career. Career Essentials for Health Sciences has 5 – 3 hour Modules that must be successfully completed by students prior to entering an allied health program. It is recommended that students have sufficient computer literacy to be able to complete these Modules using the online learning management system at the campus in which they complete these Modules. Description Career Essentials for Health Sciences focuses on the foundation knowledge and skills students will need prior to entry into their desired allied health program. It also provides the basics to best understand and work as an employee in healthcare settings. Emphasis is on types of healthcare delivery systems and regulations, communication skills, patient-centered care, teamwork, worker behaviors and attitudes, legal and ethical responsibilities, self-care, and safe quality practice.
Date:
2018-05-01
Primary Material Type:
Online Course
Institution:
Missoula College University of Montana
Project Name:
HealthCARE Montana
Funding Source:
TAACCCT Round 4

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Flathead Valley Community College
Industry Sector:
Developmental Education
Occupation:
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29-0000)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Health-related Knowledge and Skills (34)
Credit Type:
  • Other
Credential Type:
  • Other
Educational Level of Materials:
  • 1st year Community College or equivalent
Time Required:
10-20 hours
Language:
English (United States)
Interactivity Type:
Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
Quality Assurance Organization:
Healthcare Editorial Board
Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
  • Consultations during development of instructional materials
  • Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
  • None

Accessibility

Accessibility Features:
  • Text Access - Text to Speech

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.