Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT)

• Course

  8 Months

• CIP Code

  513902

This is a basic course in Certified Patient Care Technology (CPCT) which is given in fourteen different and consecutive components or units within an eighteen and a half-week period. The course includes basic skills in Fundamentals of Medical Patient Care. Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical law and Ethics & Communication, CPR and First Aid, Patient Care, Professional Responsibilities, Infection Control & Asepsis, Clinical Phlebotomy, Laboratory Skills, Specimen Handling, Laboratory Measurements, Microbiology, Chemistry, Introduction to EKG, Applied and Clinical EKG, HIPAA Compliance & Documentation, Career Development, Certification Exam Review and Certification Exam along with an externship to enhance field skills.

This Patient Care Technician Training Program is designed to generate a qualified Patient Care Technician, a vital member of the healthcare team, who will be expected to perform clinical and administrative duties in a medical office, nursing home, ambulatory health care center or hospital. The anticipated outcome for the course is for the student to be able to challenge the National Healthcareer Association Examination (NHA) and obtain a 70 % or better passing score as well as employment in the respected vocational career field.

 

Total Cost	$6,500
Tuition	$6,255
Fees	$125
Books & Materials	$0
Supplies & Tools	$0
Other	$120