Multi-Competency Health (MULT)

Many health care facilities have reorganized, and the job roles within these systems have adjusted to provide care and services based on patient needs. Many employment opportunities have been created for the individual who has documented competencies in a variety of health care skills. Multi-Competency Health provides the flexibility for students to gain these important skills in health care. Many of these courses require a clinical placement. Fingerprinting and drug screening may be required for this clinical placement. The student has many options from which to choose in Multi-Competency Health.

Option 1: Associate Degree

An Associate of Applied Science degree (A.A.S.) or an Associate of Technical Studies degree (A.T.S.) in Multi-Competency Health can be obtained by:

• A) Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) option: A student may earn this degree option by choosing two or more certificate programs, one of which must be in MULT, and the second may be in MULT, CLA (Clinical Laboratory Assisting) or NURC (Nursing Certificate programs), and at least six hours of technical options for a minimum of 49 technical hours. The student also completes the required general education courses, the required basic related courses, and the technical core courses. This degree allows the student to choose the multi-skill grouping of certificates that best suits his/her interest or employer needs.
• B) Associate of Technical Students (A.T.S.) option: “Designing Your Own Degree” (Refer to the Graduation Requirements for the A.T.S. in the College Catalog.)

Upon completion of the associate degree requirements in Multi-Competency Health, the graduate will be able to:

• Use medical terminology correctly.
• Recognize life-threatening situations and take appropriate action.
• Demonstrate proficiency in technical skills.
• Work in a health care organization as a valued member of the health care team.
• Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrate effective infection control and safety practices.

Option 2: Certificate Programs

Many certificate programs are offered through the Multi-Competency Health Technology. These are focused technical programs that result in a certificate of completion. The certificate programs range from those designed for anyone interested to those that require completion of a health care program or specific licensure. Many area health care employers are interested in students who have successfully completed one or more of these certificates.

Option 3: Enhance or Complement Primary Skills in Nursing or Allied Health

There are many courses within Multi-Competency Health that can be taken in association with the degree option, as a complement to a certificate program, or as stand-alone courses that meet a professional need or personal interest. The requirements vary for each course. Many of these courses are open to all students and have no prerequisites. Others require completion of a health record.

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Basic Electrocardiography (EKG) Certificate

A student completing the EKG Certificate will be able to:

• Position leads and operate electrocardiographic equipment correctly.
• Obtain and prepare an electrocardiography recording for analysis by a physician.
• Recognize and correct technical errors in an electrocardiography recording.
• Provide safe, professional, direct patient contact, specifically in the areas of infection control, electrical safety, privacy and environmental safety.

The following is required for admission to the EKG Certificate Program:

• Completion of a current health record.

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Health Care Manager Certificate (Online Certificate)

A student completing the Health Care Manager Certificate will be able to:

• Apply theories and principles of human resource management to real life health care situations.
• Generate action plans, implementation activities, and evaluation processes to assure continuous quality improvement in health care institutions.
• Apply strategies, processes and current trends in health care management.
• Understand risk management and the underlying legal principles inherent in the health care system.

All of the Health Care Management Certificate courses are completed online.

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Phlebotomy Certificate

A student completing the Phlebotomy certificate will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in all areas of phlebotomy related pre-analytical processes of laboratory testing, recognizing and adhering to infection control and safety policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate the theoretical knowledge needed to assure quality of phlebotomy processes through appropriate quality control methods, thus contributing to the accuracy of laboratory test results.
• Exhibit the professional attitudes and behaviors that are necessary for gaining and maintaining the confidence of the health care community.
• Meet requirements to take a national certifying examination for Phlebotomy Technicians.

Following are the criteria for admission to the Phlebotomy Certificate Program:

Academic Standards:

• Medical Terminology, MULT 101 or HIMT 121 with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.
• Placement above or credit for ENGL 100.

Non-Academic Standards

• Completion of current health record requirements (for most current information, contact the Health Records Office, Union 134A, 614-287-2450).
• Background check: Fingerprinting must be completed in the Columbus State Police Department. Print the form available on the program website at http://www.cscc.edu/phlebotomy and follow directions regarding this procedure. You must complete this process at Columbus State. The results of this are good for one year only.
• Drug Screening: See cashier for this procedure; program of study is “MULT”. This prerequisite should not be completed until after you are registered for MULT 115. It must be completed within 7 days after the start of the quarter in which you are registered for MULT 115.

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Clinical Laboratory Assisting Certificate

A student completing the Clinical Laboratory Assisting Certificate will be able to:

• Prepare blood and body fluid specimens for analysis according to clinical laboratory industry standards.
• Prepare reagents, standards, and control materials for analysis according to clinical laboratory industry standards.
• Populate patient data into the Laboratory Information System (LIS) with accuracy.
• Demonstrate safety practices consistent with clinical laboratory industry standards.
• Perform waived laboratory testing with accuracy and precision and correlate with clinical conditions.
• Demonstrate professional attitudes and behaviors.

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Complementary Care Certificate

A student completing the Complementary Care Certificate will be able to:

• Effectively communicate in the health care setting
• State and demonstrate principles of medical asepsis and standard precautions
• Identify and demonstrate the principles of safe resident care
• Discuss and demonstrate correct basic nursing skills
• Meet the requirements set forth in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
• Meet the eligibility requirements needed to apply to take the state test for nurse aides.

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Nurse Aide Training Program Certificate

A student completing the Nurse Aide Training Program Certificate will be able to:

• Effectively communicate in the health care setting.
• State and demonstrate principles of medical asepsis and standard precautions.
• Identify and demonstrate the principles of safe resident care.
• Discuss and demonstrate correct basic nursing skills.
• Meet the requirements set forth in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987.
• Meet the eligibility requirements needed to apply to take the state test for nurse aides.

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Patient Care Skills Certificate

A student completing the Patient Care Skills Certificate will be able to:

• Effectively communicate in the health care setting.
• State and demonstrate principles of medical asepsis and standard precautions.
• State and demonstrate the principles of surgical asepsis.
• Identify and demonstrate the principles of safe resident care in an acute care setting.
• Discuss and demonstrate correct basic nursing skills commonly performed in the acute care setting.

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Pranic Healing Certificate Level I

A student completing the Pranic Healing Certificate Level I will be able to:

• Identify basic concepts and principles of Pranic Healing.
• Demonstrate basic Pranic Healing techniques on three or more ailments.
• Identify the eleven major energy centers and their corresponding internal organs.
• Describe important things to avoid when healing.
• Demonstrate self-decontamination techniques and self-recharging techniques.
• Practice self-healing and distant healing.

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Pranic Healing Certificate Level II – Advanced Pranic Healing

A student completing the Pranic Healing Certificate Level II will be able to:

• Demonstrate proper advanced energizing techniques and color prana production.
• Describe the properties of the seven color pranas.
• Identify the eleven major energy centers and organs controlled by each center.
• Demonstrate advanced scanning and cleansing techniques.
• Use Advanced Pranic Healing knowledge and skill to accurately identify and safely apply protocols.

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Pranic Healing Certificate Level III - Mental and Emotional Well-Being

A student completing the Pranic Healing Certificate Level III will be able to:

• Identify fundamental principles of Pranic Healing for Mental and Emotional Well-Being.
• Describe psychological functions of the eleven major energy centers.
• Demonstrate the advanced general and local sweeping techniques for Level III
• Demonstrate knowledge of advanced chakral scanning and auric shielding.
• Demonstrate application of Level III techniques for various issues related to mental and emotional well-being.

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Registered Nurse First Assistant Certificate

A student completing the Registered Nurse First Assistant Certificate will be able to:

• Act effectively and safely as a first assistant in surgery.
• Meet eligibility requirements to take the RNFA certificate examination.

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Train the Trainer Certificate

A student completing the Train the Trainer Certificate will be able to:

• Teach, coordinate, and supervise a Nurse Aide Training Program.
• Meet the requirements established by the Ohio Department of Health.

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Multi-Competency Health Associate Degree (MULT)

General Education Requirements

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
ENGL 102	Essay and Research	3
COMM 105	Speech	3
HUM xxx	Humanities 111, 112, 113, 151, 152 or 224	5
SSCI XXX	Social Science 100, 101, 102, 104, 105	5
COMM 200	Business Communications	3

Basic Studies Requirements (specific to degree track)

Course	Name	Credits
MATH 102	Beginning Algebra I	4
BIO 215	Microbiology	5
BIO 261	Human Anatomy (or)
BIO 121	Anatomy & Physiology I	5
BIO 262	Human Physiology (or)
BIO 122	Anatomy Physiology II	5
CHEM 113	Elements of Organic and Biochemistry	5
BIO 263	Human Pathophysiology	5

These requirements may vary according to major / plan of study.

Technical Studies Core – Required

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 101	Medical Terminology	2
MULT 102	Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)	1

Technical Option Courses

Any Multi-Competency course will be accepted as a Technical Options course (when not used as part of a student’s identified certificate program).

Students must select a minimum of 6 credit hours from technical options courses.

CourseNameCredits

MULT 103	Responding to Emergencies	2
MULT 105	Exploring Healthcare Professions	1
MULT 110	Basic Electrocardiography	6
MULT 114	Phlebotomy Practicum II	1.5
MULT 115	Phlebotomy	4.75
MULT 116	Venipuncture for Health Care Providers	2
MULT 127 **	Patient Care Assistant	5
MULT 128 **	Introduction to Patient Care Assistant	5
MULT 135 **	Basic PCA/MSP Training	4
MULT 136 **	Advanced Patient Care Assistant	2
MULT 137 **	Phlebotomy Training	4
MULT 138 **	EKG Training	2
MUTL 139 **	Basic PCA Training	4
MULT 140 **	Patient Care Technician Training	3
MULT 150*	Histologic Techniques	3
MULT 151*	Histologic Techniques Clinical	2
MULT 152*	Tissue Identification	3
MULT 154*	Chemistry of Stains I	3
MULT 155*	Chemistry of Stains I Clinical	2
MULT 156*	Chemistry of Stains II	3
MULT 157*	Chemistry of Stains II Clinical	2
MULT 171	Current Issues: HIV	1
MULT 270	Human Resources Management for Health Services	4
MULT 272	Health Care Resources Management	4
MULT 274	TQM/UM Accreditation	4
MULT 276	Legal Aspects and Risk Management	3
MULT 290	Special Topics in Health Care	1-5
MULT 291	Special Topics in Health Care Facilities	1-5
CLA 100	Laboratory Theory for Health Related Industries	11
CLA 101	Laboratory Techniques for Health Related Industries	2
NURC 101	Nurse Aide Training Program	5
NURC 102	Patient Care Skills	4
NURC 175	Principles of Homeopathy (or)	4
NURC 176	Fundamentals of Herbology	4
NURC 177	Holistic Healing Methods	4
NURC 179	Pranic Healing Level I	2
NURC 180	Pranic Healing Level II – Advanced Pranic Healing	3
NURC 181	Pranic Healing Level III – Mental & Emotional Well-being	2
NURC 245	Registered Nurse First Assistant	5
NURC 246	RNFA Experience in the Operating Room	5
NURC 250	NATP Train the Trainer	3
PNUR 191	Introduction to Relaxation Techniques	1

*Must be accepted into Histology Certificate Program to take these courses.

**Contact CEWD for these courses.

Associate of Applied Science Degree

This degree requires two or more certificate programs, one of which must be in MULT and the other may be in MULT, CLA or NURC, and at least six hours of Technical Options courses for a minimum of 49 technical hours. The following is a suggested curriculum plan.

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 101	Beginning Composition	3
MATH 102	Beginning Algebra I	4
CHEM 113	Elements of Organic and Biochemistry	5
MULT 101	Medical Terminology	2
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
ENGL 102	Essay and Research	3
BIO 121	Anatomy & Physiology I (or)
BIO 261	Human Anatomy	5
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	5
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		16

Quarter 3

Course	Name	Credits
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	3
HUM xxx	111, 112, 113, 151, 152, or 224	5
MULT 102	CPR	1
BIO 122	Anatomy & Physiology II (or)
BIO 262	Human Physiology	5
MULT xxx	Technical Options Course	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17

Quarter 4

Course	Name	Credits
SSCI xxx	Social Science 100, 101, 102, 105 (or) GEOG 240	5
BIO 215	Microbiology	5
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	3
MULT xxx	Technical Options Course	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		16

Quarter 5

Course	Name	Credits
COMM 105	Speech	3
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	5
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	3
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		14

Quarter 6

Course	Name	Credits
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	5
MULT xxx*	Technical Certificate Course	5
MULT xxx	Technical Options Course	3
COMM 200	Business Communications	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		16
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS		96

*NURC and CLA courses may also fulfill this requirement

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Basic Electrocardiography (EKG) Certificate

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 110	Basic Electrocardiography (EKG)	6
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		6
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT HOURS		6

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Health Care Manager Certificate*

*This program is offered online.

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
CIT 101	PC Applications I	3
BMGT 218	Management Training for Supervisors	5
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		8

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 270	Human Resource Management in Health Services Organizations	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		4

Quarter 3

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 276	Legal Aspects and Risk Management	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		3

Quarter 4

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 272	Health Care Resource Management	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		4

Quarter 5

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 274	TQM/UM/Accreditation	4
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		4
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		23

Healthcare Management courses may be taken in any order.

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Histology Certificate

*Some courses offered online

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 150*	Histologic Techniques	3
MULT 151	Histologic Techniques Clinical	2
MULT 152*	Tissue Identification	3
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		8

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 154*	Chemistry of Stains I	3
MULT 155	Chemistry of Stains Clinical I	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		5

Quarter 3

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 156*	Chemistry of Stains II	3
MULT 157	Chemistry of Stains Clinical II	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		5
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		18

*Curriculum plans are available in the Multi-Competency Health Office.

This certificate is earned by taking the theory courses online while attending a clinical experience for the clinical courses. The clinical experience is performed in clinical facilities, not necessarily in Columbus, with whom the college has affiliation agreements.

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Phlebotomy Certificate

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 115	Phlebotomy	4.75
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		4.75

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
MULT 114	Phlebotomy Practicum II	1.5
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		1.5
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS		6.25

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Clinical Laboratory Assisting Certificate

Quarter 1

Course	Name	Credits
MLT 100	Introduction to Healthcare	3
HIMT 245A	ICD-9-CM Coding	1
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		4

Quarter 2

Course	Name	Credits
HIMT 255A	CPT-4 Coding	1
CLA 100	Laboratory Theory for Health-Related Industries	2
CLA 101	Laboratory Techniques for Health-Related Industries	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		5
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT HOURS	9

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Nursing Certificates

See: Nursing Certificates.

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