Long-Term Care - Nursing Facility Administration, Advanced Skills Certificate
- Academic Year: 2023-2024
- 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.
Marketable Skills:
1. Able to absorb, analyze, and apply legal and regulatory requirements related to long term care service provision. (CT, COM)
2. Ability to recognize, analyze and utilize financial data for decision making. (EQS)
3. Ability to recognize, analyze and utilize care-related data for decision making. (EQS)
4. Identification and collaboration with other community health resources for both internal clients and those being discharged (TW, PR)
5. Utilize communication principles for both internal and external messaging. (COM)
6. Integration of ethical decision making practices into administrative functions. (PR, SR)
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. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer. 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. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer. 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. A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer. 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 |