Health Care Assistant Certificate

• Current Health Care Assistant Degree Plan

Essential Functions of Health Care Assistant

Observation

• Visually discriminate incremental readings on various medical equipment
• Visually discriminate between different colored objects
• Discriminate between various auditory stimuli

Communication

• Communicate effectively in English, using verbal, nonverbal and written formats
• Read and interpret the English language without assistance

Motor

• Stand for long periods of time
• Lift 35 pounds
• Perform patient care procedures with finger and manual dexterity 

Intellectual

• Collect, interpret, and integrate information