The program provides training and education in the fundamentals of patient care and basic nursing skills, basic venipuncture and electrocardiogram to meet current and future health needs. 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. Upon completion of this program, graduates will possess the skills and hands on experience needed to become entry level Patient Care Technicians, utilizing patient care skills in a variety of healthcare settings.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the health science career cluster and provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of health science career cluster. The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the health care industry; planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Patient Care Technician Theory & Skills Lab I

In this course students will review skills learned in prior courses, practice their skills, and explore the different areas of the diverse patient care assisting skills they possess. Students will experience practical application of theoretical concepts, receive competency evaluations of skills performance in a simulated healthcare setting, and hone their professional skills.


Patient Care Technician Theory & Skills Lab II

In this course students will review skills learned in prior courses, practice their skills and explore the different areas of the diverse patient care assisting skills they possess. Students will experience practical application of theoretical concepts, receive competency evaluations of skills performance in a simulated healthcare setting, and hone their professional skills.

 


Career Preparation for Patient Care Technicians

This course is designed to prepare students for the job search and career development. Students will learn about the various human resource management procedures involved in hospital employment, and other healthcare settings. Students will develop their resumes, professional image, job search skills and practice interviewing techniques. Students will develop a strategic plan for seeking out their first jobs as Patient Care Technicians. They will develop knowledge of certifications for Patient Care Technicians and opportunities for long term career growth.