The Patient Care Technician (PCT) Program prepares students to work as an entry-level Patient Care Technician in a clinic, hospital, Emergency Room, wound care centers or long-term care facility
Students will be able to use basic laboratory procedures, infectious diseases, check vital signs, perform CPR and First Aid, help with activities of daily living to provide comfort care, assist in medical examinations, perform good phlebotomy practices, electrocardiograms (EKG / ECG), Patient record charting through a computer program, and also be able to communicate patient information electronically as needed in a required format.
Students will receive a significant foundation of knowledge and skills necessary to enroll in higher level allied health academic career. This program is taught with a combination of lecture, laboratory, and practical exercises in the medical laboratory.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to receive a certificate of completion for Patient Care Technician (PCT) which makes them eligible to take an entry level job as a Patient Care Technician well as to take the National Certification Exam (through NHA).