Critical Care Paramedicine

This award is not eligible for Financial Aid

The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Critical Care Paramedicine is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and ability to synthesize standard of care and expanded scope of practice with comprehensive assessment, diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behaviors, to practice patient-centered evidence based paramedicine in the clinical, out-of-hospital, and inter-facility transport settings. This certificate prepares students for a critical care paramedic credential.

Details

Field of Interest
Health Sciences
Academic Plan Code
5003N
Total credits required
8
Catalog Year
2020 - 2021
What You'll Learn
  1. Explain the standard of care and expanded scope of practice in critical care settings in Paramedicine.
  2. Demonstrate ethical and professional behaviors consistent with Critical Care Paramedicine and expanded scope of practice.
  3. Describe factors of effective communication and decision-making in critical care team dynamics.
  4. Describe the Paramedic's roles and responsibilities in medical and legal issues.
  5. Demonstrate patient advocacy.
  6. Apply strategies of safety and survival in Critical Care Paramedicine.
  7. Apply principles of flight physiology.
  8. Integrate the pathophysiological significance of comprehensive assessment findings to manage Critical Care and high-risk patients.
  9. Synthesize Critical Care Paramedicine standard of care and expanded scope of practice to perform comprehensive patient assessment.
  10. Integrate pathophysiologic principles, epidemiology, and comprehensive assessment to formulate a differential diagnosis for patients in critical care settings.
  11. Utilize diagnostic technology and resources to interpret lab values of Critical Care and high-risk patients.
  12. Integrate the pathophysiological significance of comprehensive patient assessment findings to implement a management plan according to Critical Care Paramedicine expanded scope of practice.
  13. Utilize types of health information technology.
Course Sequence by Term

The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:

  • Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Degree Progress Report Tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
  • The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
  • Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
  • Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8
Course Number Course Name Requisites Notes Credits
PME292 Critical Care Paramedicine 8

Courses Not Currently Offered

Glendale Community College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Select the link to view current availability and whether courses are offered in person, online, or in a hybrid format. Tuition rates are the same across Maricopa Community Colleges, but course fees may vary.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at Glendale Community College
Course Number Course Name Offering Colleges
PME292 Critical Care Paramedicine Phoenix
Official Curriculum Documentation
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Catalog page: https://gccaz.catalog.maricopa.edu/programs/5003N-GCC02
Disclaimer

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.

Previous Catalog Years

The pathway map presented above is for the current catalog year and is the intended pathway map for new students. All previous catalog years for this pathway map are available at the link below.

Previous catalog years for Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Critical Care Paramedicine