Long-Term Care - Nursing Facility Administration, Advanced Skills Certificate
- Academic Year: 2019-2020
- Division / Department: Human Services & Education / Long-Term Care Administration
- Degree Code: LTCA.NFA.CERT
The Long-Term Care Administration's Nursing Facility Administration program addresses the unique academic and field experience prerequisites for testing to become a Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator in Texas. This course of study can be taken as part of, or in addition to, a bachelor's degree.
NOTE: This certificate is available completely online. Ask your advisor or visit www.mclennan.edu\online for more details.
Semester I
| LTCA 1311 Introduction to Long-Term Care Administration
Course Description× LTCA 1311 Introduction to Long-Term Care Administration An overview of the long-term care industry. Includes a survey of the history and philosophy of long-term care administration. Provides an introduction to and application of regulatory standards and statutes. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| LTCA 1313 Organization & Management of Long-Term Care Facilities
Course Description× LTCA 1313 Organization & Management of Long-Term Care Facilities An overview of the functional organizational structures common to long-term health care facilities. Includes an examination of the role of the administrator in the organization and management of long-term care facilities. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| LTCA 2489 Internship - Hospital/Health Facilities Administration
Course Description× LTCA 2489 Internship - Hospital/Health Facilities Administration Special Fee: $13.00 A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. The internship must take place in an approved nursing facility under the supervision of a licensed and approved nursing facility administrator. Taken three times, this course meets the field experience prerequisite for licensing as a nursing facility administrator in Texas. Semester Hours 4 (1 lec/20 lab) LTCA 2689 Internship - Hospital/Health Facility Administration Course Description× LTCA 2689 Internship - Hospital/Health Facility Administration Special Fee: $13.00 A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. The internship must take place in an approved nursing facility under the supervision of a licensed and approved nursing facility administrator. Taken two times, this course meets the field experience prerequisite for licensing as a nursing facility administrator in Texas. Semester Hours 6 (1 lec/31 lab) |
4-6 hours |
| 10-12 hours |
Semester II
| LTCA 2314 Long-Term Care Law
Course Description× LTCA 2314 Long-Term Care Law A study of federal, state, and local statutes and regulations affecting the long-term care industry. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| LTCA 2315 Financial Management of a Long-Term Care Facility
Course Description× LTCA 2315 Financial Management of a Long-Term Care Facility A study of the techniques used in the financial management of the long term care facility including special accounting requirements of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payor sources. Also covers strategies to promote financial sustainability. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| LTCA 2489 Internship - Hospital/Health Facilities Administration
Course Description× LTCA 2489 Internship - Hospital/Health Facilities Administration Special Fee: $13.00 A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. The internship must take place in an approved nursing facility under the supervision of a licensed and approved nursing facility administrator. Taken three times, this course meets the field experience prerequisite for licensing as a nursing facility administrator in Texas. Semester Hours 4 (1 lec/20 lab) LTCA 2689 Internship - Hospital/Health Facility Administration Course Description× LTCA 2689 Internship - Hospital/Health Facility Administration Special Fee: $13.00 A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. The internship must take place in an approved nursing facility under the supervision of a licensed and approved nursing facility administrator. Taken two times, this course meets the field experience prerequisite for licensing as a nursing facility administrator in Texas. Semester Hours 6 (1 lec/31 lab) |
4-6 hours |
| 10-12 hours |
Semester III
| LTCA 1312 Resident Care in the Long-Term Care Facility
Course Description× LTCA 1312 Resident Care in the Long-Term Care Facility A study of the delivery of quality services to the residents of long-term care facilities including ethical considerations and quality-of-life issues. This course serves as the Capstone experience for certificate students. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) |
3 hours |
| LTCA 2489 Internship - Hospital/Health Facilities Administration
Course Description× LTCA 2489 Internship - Hospital/Health Facilities Administration Special Fee: $13.00 A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. The internship must take place in an approved nursing facility under the supervision of a licensed and approved nursing facility administrator. Taken three times, this course meets the field experience prerequisite for licensing as a nursing facility administrator in Texas. Semester Hours 4 (1 lec/20 lab) LTCA 2689 Internship - Hospital/Health Facility Administration Course Description× LTCA 2689 Internship - Hospital/Health Facility Administration Special Fee: $13.00 A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills and concepts. The internship must take place in an approved nursing facility under the supervision of a licensed and approved nursing facility administrator. Taken two times, this course meets the field experience prerequisite for licensing as a nursing facility administrator in Texas. Semester Hours 6 (1 lec/31 lab) |
4-6 hours |
| 7-9 hours |
| Total hours: | 27-33 hours |