Patient Care Technicians provide an infrastructural backbone to the more focused procedures of the health industry. This Patient Care Technician Program is designed to generate a vital member of the healthcare team who will be expected to perform clinical and administrative duties in a medical office, nursing home, or hospital. Patient care technicians tend to ill and injured individuals and assist with critical day-to-day care. Patient Care Technicians aid doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals with the crucial day-to-day care that certain patients require. They give hands-on support to patients to meet their basic requirements, which has a significant influence on the lives of their patients and their patients' relatives. As a patient care technician, you may be able to do some or all the following:

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What we do:

• Provide basic patient care — bathing, feeding, catheter care, etc. 

• Acquire, distribute and administer patient care supplies

• Perform safety checks and ensure cleanliness in patient rooms

• Accommodate any additional patient needs

• Obtain EKG readings and monitor vital signs

• Perform phlebotomy procedures

• Provide emotional support to patients and families,
  particularly coping with grief and death

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The approximate time required to complete this program is 18 weeks. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will receive a Certificate of Completion.