Patient Care Technician

As a patient care technician you will assess patients vital signs, perform blood draws, start I.V’s and perform EKG’s. Students will attend a one day clinical with a Registered Nurse MSN instructor and preform health care skills which include all or some of the following, medication administration, Itramuscular, subcutaneous, blood sugar checks, suctioning tracheostomy patients, feeding tubes, peg tubes and basic nursing skills. Students who successfully complete this class are eligible to sit for the American Medical Certification Association Patient Care Technician at our school. Upon passing the exam the student will receive 3 national certifications, Patient Care Technician, Phlebotomy Technician and ECG (Electrocardiogram Technician). The school will provide study guides and practice exams free to students for the purpose of studying for the national exam.