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Patient Care Technician - 6 Month Diploma Program

This Patient Care Technician program is designed to prepare the student to work directly under the supervision of nursing or medical staff to provide basic patient care, including planning and assessment, recording vital signs, and collecting and testing specimens. The student will also learn to assist patients with nutritional needs, assist in mobility and transferring patients, and assist in personal hygiene, comfort, and grooming. Students are also provided the opportunity to assist in medical examinations, perform electrocardiograms (EKGs), perform basic laboratory tests, and perform phlebotomy. The program concludes with an externship to a local hospital or clinic to provide hands-on working experience. The program is designed for the student with little or no prior experience in the field.

Certification Opportunity

Patient Care Technician students will be given the opportunity to sit for the National Certified Patient Care Technician (NCPCT) examination through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) during their last few weeks of externship. Students take the exam at Great Lakes under the supervision of a proctor. Certification is not a requirement for graduation or employment in Pennsylvania.
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Darlene Rihel Darlene Rihel, MSN, RN | Unit Director, 3 South I enjoy hiring graduates of the Great lakes Institute Patient Care Technician program. They are very motivated to learn, are well prepared and are ready to work with the rest of our team.
Consumer Information | Program Name: Patient Care Technician | SOC Code: 29-9099 Health Care Practitioners - http://www.bls.gov/soc/2010/soc299099.htm
- 39-9021 Personal and Home Care Aides - http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/39-9021.00 - 31-1012 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, Attendants - http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1012.00 | Award Level: Diploma | Program Length: 6 Months | Program Costs (effective 7/1/11): Tuition: $8,938 Registration Fee: $100 Lab Fees: $656 Certification Fee: $90 Act 34 Clearance: $10 Books/Uniforms: $1,200 Kit/Supplies: $60 | On-time Completion Rate: Day: 38 Graduates (7/1/10-6/30/11) - 58% on-time completion rate | Eve: 4 graduates (7/1/10-6/30/11) - 50% on-time completion rate | Job placement rates as reported on the 2010 ACCSC annual report: Rate: 85% - Range: Graduates who began their program 7/09-6/10 | Median Loan Debt of Graduates (graduated 7/1/10 – 6/30/11): Federal Loans: $7,917 Private Loans: $0 Intuitional Loans: $0