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Patient Care Technician
The Patient Care Technician program is designed to prepare students for employment as advanced cross trained nursing assistants, patient care technicians, health technologists and technicians, health care technicians, patient care assistants, nursing aides and orderlies, home health aides, or allied health assistants.
Program Overview
The Patient Care Technician program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and technical skills needed to pursue entry-level employment in the health care industry as Patient Care Technicians. The Patient Care Technician works alongside other healthcare professionals to provide hands-on assistance to meet a patient’s basic needs. In addition to basic patient care skills, the PCT curriculum includes medical and surgical asepsis, basic anatomy and physiology, cardiac monitoring, electrocardiography, phlebotomy, clerical skills related to patient care and professional and interpersonal concepts. The program consists of classroom/lab instruction as well as supervised/preceptor clinical activities. Career-driven students may utilize their PCT training, skills and knowledge as a stepping stone to careers in nursing or other healthcare fields. This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills, expanding the traditional role of the nursing assistant, for both acute and long term care settings.
*Daytime program requires full-time enrollment.
Employment Opportunities
- Hospitals
- Nursing home facilities
- Blood banks
- Rehabilitation centers
- Dialysis facilities
- Home health care agencies
- Other healthcare related environments
What You'll Learn
- The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the elements of the health care industry. This program will prepare the student to function in a long term care facility, resident’s home or clinical environment, as a phlebotomist, monitor tech, and nursing assistant. Students will perform nursing skills in the clinical and/or simulated laboratory settings under the supervision of a qualified registered nurse instructor.
2024 – 2025 Patient Care Technician Program Dates
FALL 2024
Program Dates: 08/12/24 – 01/28/25 (Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm)
Application Deadline: 08/06/24
SPRING 2025
Program Dates: 01/08/25 – 06/09/25 (Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm)
Application Deadline: 12/16/24
INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES
Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.)
Patient Care Technician/Assistant Certification (CPCT/A)
Phlebotomy Technician Certification (CPT)
Basic Life Support (BLS) & Basic First Aid
EKG Technician Certification (CET)
Medical Administrative Assistant Certification (CMAA)
During these times, guidance and regulations around mandatory COVID-19 vaccines continue to change. As a clinical requirement, some of our contracted healthcare facilities may be authorized under law to require specific vaccinations. Lively Technical College is committed to closely monitoring the situation in order to communicate changes and requirements to students in a timely manner. However, by applying for a health education program that has clinicals as a requirement for completion of the program, students must acknowledge that they may be required to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine at any point in the program to be in compliance with the clinical site requirements. Students must acknowledge that failure to be in compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine may result in withdrawal from the program.
Program Requirements
Patient Care Technician · H170694 · 600 Hours
| OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length | SOC Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | HSC0003 | Basic Healthcare Worker | 90 | 31-9099 |
| B | HCP0121 | Nurse Aide & Orderly (Articulated) | 75 | 31-1012 |
| C | HCP0332 | Advanced Home Health Aide | 50 | 31-1011 |
| D | HCP0020 | Patient Care Assistant | 75 | 31-9099 |
| E | HSC0016 | Allied Health Assistant | 150 | 31-9099 |
| F | MEA0590 | Advanced Allied Health Assistant | 100 | 31-9099 |
| G | PRN0094 | Patient Care Technician | 60 | 29-2099 |
Program Costs
| $1,752.00 | Florida Resident Tuition ($2.92 x 600 hours) |
| $233.12 | Bookstore (1 set of scrubs) |
| $45.00 | Registration Fee |
| $50.00 | Facility Fee |
| $120.00 | Lab Fee |
| $65.00 | Miscellaneous Fees |
| Total Costs $2,265.12 | |
Program Instructors
