2017-2018 Catalog

Patient Care Technician - Certificate

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) certificate is a two semester program designed to prepare students for entry-level work in a variety of healthcare environments, such as clinics, hospitals, nursing homes or long term care facilities. Patient Care Technicians care for patients under the supervision of a doctor or nurse. This program offers students stackable certificates in Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, Electrocardiogram, and Healthcare Customer Services Basics that can be completed while working toward completion of the Patient Care Technician certificate for a total of 25 credits and two semesters in length. This certificate is comprised of lectures, labs and clinical internship experiences in the health care field. Once students complete the requirements of the Patient Care Technician program, they are eligible to take the National Certified Patient Care Technician (NCPCT) exam through the National Health Association.

Requirements

Required Courses

HPR 101Customer Service in Healthcare

2

HPR 119Computers in Health Care

2

HPR 208Medical Record Terminology

2

NUA 101Certified Nurse Aide Health Care Skills

4

NUA 170Nurse Aide Clinical Experience

1

HPR 112Phlebotomy

4

HPR 179Seminar: Phlebotomy

1

HPR 180Internship: Phlebotomy

2

HPR 190Basic EKG Interpretation

2

HPR 200Advanced ECG Interpretations

2

Total Credit Hours:22

Electives

Select three (3) credits from below:

HWE 100Human Nutrition

3

or

HPR 108Dietary Nutrition

1

NUA 171Advanced Nurse Aide Clinical

1

NUA 174Acute Care Nurse Aide Skills

1

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 25

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