Patient Care Technician Certificate
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In most cases, the courses you need are available on your selected campus. However, there may be times to complete courses online or travel to another FRCC campus. Location availability is indicated at the time of registration.
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Program Description
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.
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First Semester
Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.
| HPR 101 | Customer Service in Healthcare | 2 |
| HPR 119 | Computers in Health Care | 2 |
| HPR 208 | Medical Record Terminology | 2 |
| NUA 101 | Nurse Aide Health Care Skills | 4 |
| NUA 170 | Nurse Aide Clinical Experience | 1 |
| HPR- ELC | Patient Care Elective:___________ | 0-3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11-14 |
Second Semester
Courses should be completed in the order listed below. If you are unable to complete the entire semester list, complete as many courses in this sequence as your schedule allows.
| HPR 112 | Phlebotomy | 4 |
| HPR 179 | Seminar: Phlebotomy | 1 |
| HPR 180 | Internship: Phlebotomy | 2 |
| HPR 190 | Basic EKG Interpretation | 2 |
| HPR 200 | Advanced ECG Interpretations | 2 |
| HPR- ELC | Patient Care Elective:___________ | 0-3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11-14 |
Total Credit Hours: 22-28