Patient Care Technician (PCT)
Who are Patient Care Technicians and what do they do?
Patient Care Technicians work along side doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide direct patient care in a variety of healthcare environments. The Patient Care Technician (PCT) plays a vital role in the healthcare delivery setting often having more patient contact than any other team member including doctors and nurses. The PCT, at Sunshine Career Institute learns the following skills: Home Health Aide, Nursing Assisting, Phlebotomy, EKG, IV Therapy, etc.
The Patient Care Technician (PCT) assists patients with many tasks that they can not do for themselves while they are in hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, assisted living facilities, nursing homes or long-term care facilities. PCT may assist patients with tasks such as eating, getting out of bed, taking a bath, and brushing their teeth and hair.
PCT's work under the supervision of nursing or medical staff to provide basic patient care, including Assisting with patient care, planning and assessments including: recording vital signs, height, weight, input output, collect and test specimens, report and record patients condition and patient treatments. Help patient with nutritional needs: check deliver food trays, assist with feeding the patient if necessary, and refill water and ice. Assist patients with their mobility: turn and positioning, do range of motion exercises, transferring patients to and from wheelchair, assist with ambulation. To become a patient care technician specialized training is required.
Many students use the PCT training and knowledge as a stepping stone to further they medical career and become a LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse or RN registered nurse.
At the completion of the program, the student receives a diploma as a Patient Care Technician.
PCT 2010 Schedule
JULY 19TH 2010 - DECEMBER 2012
Job Placement Assistance available.
Program costs $3450.00
