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Patient Care Technician Program 
Self-Pace: Online Hybrid Class

Become a Certified Patient Care Technician in as little as 3 to 4 months.

KEY DETAILS
OUTLINE
EMPLOYMENT
CERTIFICATIONS
COMPLETION REWARDS
FAQs

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Patient Care Technician program at Americation Career and Training School (ACTS) is designed to make an individual equipped with skills required to work in the healthcare field. The 3 main skills that you will learn in this program are Patient Care Skills, Phlebotomy Skills and EKG Skills. The patient care skills in the program will also make you eligible for various other national certifications. At successfully completion of the program the students will be eligible for 8 national certifications. The Patient Care Technician Certification, Phlebotomy Technician Certification, EKG Technician Certification, Cardiac Monitor Telemetry Technician Certification, Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician Certification, Blood-borne Pathogen Certification, Rehabilitation Therapy Technician, Restorative Care Assistant Specialist Certification. Our program was designed keeping in mind the job market and the competitiveness of skills that the employer expects from an employee. 

The educational environment of the Patient Care Technician Program at ACTS considers individual differences which affect learning ability, and provides motivation to continue to learn and adapt to the changes in a healthcare setting. The faculty believes an individual’s ability to learn is based on past experiences and personal potential, which permits learning to occur at different rates and levels. Learning takes place most readily when material is covered in a logical sequence and progresses in difficulty from simple to complex. The faculty believes that Patient Care Technician education should reflect the student’s development of skills and theoretical knowledge essential for correctly performing EKG’s, collecting blood specimens, properly transporting specimens to the laboratory and performing patient care skills. 

At completion of the program the student will be awarded with a certificate of completion.

THE SCHEDULE​
Starts 1st of This Month

Starts of 15th of This Month

PROGRAM TUITION & FEES PAYMENT PLANS

TUITION FEES
  • Biweekly Plan PCT Online Hybrid

    199$
    Every 2 weeks
    You will pay 16 payments of $199 every 2 weeks
    Valid for 32 weeks
    • Program Duration: 3 - 4 months
    • Self Paced- Theory Online & Clinicals Oncampus
    • Certified Patient Care Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Phlebotomy Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified EKG Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Cardiac Monitor Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Bloodborne Pathogen Prevention Certification: Eligible
    • Certified Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician Exam: Eligible
    • $199 every 2 weeks for 16 Payments. ($3184)
  • Full Pay Plan: PCT Online Hybrid

    2,900$
     
    Most Popular | Most Savings
    Valid for 3 months
    • Program Duration: 3 - 4 months
    • Self Paced: Theory Online & Clinicals Oncampus
    • Certified Patient Care Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Phlebotomy Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified EKG Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Cardiac Monitor Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Bloodborne Pathogen Prevention Certification: Eligible
    • Certified Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Restorative Care Specialist National Exam Eligible
    • One Time Payment of $2900
  • Monthly Plan: PCT Online Hybrid

    289$
    Every month
    You will pay 11 Payments of $289/Month
    Valid for 11 months
    • Program Duration: 3 - 4 months
    • Self Paced: Theory Online & Clinicals Oncampus
    • Certified Patient Care Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Phlebotomy Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified EKG Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Cardiac Monitor Technician National Exam: Eligible
    • Bloodborne Pathogen Prevention Certification: Eligible
    • Certified Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician Exam: Eligible
    • Certified Restorative Care Specialist National Exam Eligible
    • $289 every month for 11 Payments ($3179)

THE MODULES

Module 1: Introduction to Patient Care

Module 2: Infection Control and Standard Precautions

Module 3: Legal Issues in Healthcare

Module 4: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

Module 5: Medical Terminology

Module 6: Physical Assessment and Examination

Module 7: Patient Positioning and Bed Mobility Techniques

Module 8: Range of Motion

Midterm Exam

Module 9: Therapeutic Exercises

Module 10: Gait

Module 11: Assistive Devices

Module 12: Orthosis & Prosthesis

Module 13: Transfer Techniques

Module 14: Wound Care & Pressure Sores

Module 15: Wheelchair Management

Module 16: Patient Care Competency

Module 17: Special Topics

Final Exam

SPECIAL TOPICS

Special Topic 1: Confusion and dementia 

Special Topic 2: Nutrition and meal 

Special Topic 3: Measurement of intake and output 

Special Topic 4: Ostomy and its care 

Special Topic 5: Draping techniques 

Special Topic 6: Aphasia and types

Special Topic 7: CPR, AED and abdominal thrust

Special Topic 8: Admission discharge and transfer

Special Topic 9: Activities of daily living

Special Topic 10: Levels of need

Special Topic 11: Death and dying

Special Topic 12: Restraints and incident reports

Special Topic 13: Urine specimen collection

Special Topic 14: Stool and sputum specimen collection

Special Topic 15: Communication

Oncampus Fee

THE MODULE DETAILS

Module 1: Introduction to Patient Care

In this module, the user will go over the fundamental concepts and over view of topics pertaining to the patient care covered in the content.

Module 2: Infection Control and Standard Precautions

In this module, the user will go over the following topics such as: occupational safety and health hazard, health hazards, latex allegry, chain of infection, mode of transmission, contact, droplet & airborne precautions, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, standard precautions, blood borne pathogens.  

Module 3: Legal Issues in Healthcare

In this module, the content includes​​ legal issues in healthcare such as negligence, malpractice, and other related topics.

Module 4: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

In this module, the content includes​​ introduction to anatomy and physiology of human body systems.

Module 5: Medical Terminology

In this module, the content includes​​ medical terminologies in their alphabetic order from A to Z. 

Module 6: Physical Assessment and Examination

In this module, the user will go over the following topics such as: physical assessment techniques, medical documentation, vital signs including (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure), pulse oximetry, height and weight, body mass index, measuring head circumference and more...

 

Module 7: Patient Positioning and Bed Mobility Techniques

In this module, the user will go over the topics including various types of patient positioning and bed mobility techniques for patients. 

 

Module 8: Range of Motion

In this module, the user will go over the range of motion of various joints within the human body including the upper limbs, lower limbs and neck. 

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Midterm Exam

The midterm exam covers module 1 to module 8​

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Module 9: Therapeutic Exercises

In this module, the user will go over the therapeutic exercises including types of exercises and steps involved in therapeutic exercises along with illustrations of therapeutic exercises.

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Module 10: Gait

In this module the user will go over the following topics such as: gait cycle and its terminologies and illustration of gait cycle. 

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Module 11: Assistive Devices

In this module the user will go over the following topics such as: types of weight bearing patterns, choosing assistive devices such as crutch, canes, forearm crutches, walkers and various types of gaits such as 2 point, 3 point, 4 point, swing through and swing to gait and many other topics. 

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Module 12: Orthosis & Prosthesis

In this module the user will go over the introduction to the parts and function of orthosis and prosthesis. 

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Module 13: Transfer Techniques

In this module the user will go over the various types of transfer techniques involved in patient care.  

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Module 14: Wound Care & Pressure Sores

In this module the user will go over the introduction to wound stages (ulcer) and skin care description.

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Module 15: Wheelchair Management

In this module the user will go over the following topics such as wheelchair parts and management. 

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Module 16: Patient Care Competency

In this module the user will go over the various competency skills involved in patient care.

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Module 17: Special Topics

In this module the user will go over the following topics such as: confusion and dementia, nutrition and meal, measurement of input and output, ostomy, draping, aphasia, admissions/transfer and discharge, ADL, levels of need, death and dying, incident report, and more..

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Final Exam

The midterm exam covers module 1 to module 17

PROGRAM KEY DETAILS

DURATION

3 to 4 Months

PROGRAM PACE

Self-Pace

START DATES

1st & 15th of This Month

TIME COMMITMENT

15-20 Hours/Week

ENROLLMENTS

Online

CLASS SIZE

Small Class Size

DELIVERY

Hybrid

LANGUAGE

English

KEY
OUTLINE

WHERE CAN I WORK AS A PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN

HOSPITALS

DIAGNOSTIC LABS

VA HOSPITALS

NURSING HOMES

MOBILE PHLEBOTOMY

HOSPICE CARE

DOCTORS OFFICE

DIALYSIS CENTER

LONG TERM CARE

BLOOD BANKS

CARDIOLOGY DEPT

MORE FACILITIES......

EMPLOYMENT EKG PHLEBOTOMY

CERTIFICATIONS

Upon successful completion of the patient care technician training program you will be eligible for National Certification exam. Ask your admissions counselor for detailed information on certification eligibility and options.  

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Female Nurse

CPCT

Certified Patient Care Technician

Male Healthcare Provider

CCMTT

Certified Cardiac Monitor Telemetry Technician

Young Nurse

CPT

Certified Phlebotomy Technician

Pink Uniform Doctor

CCRAT

Certified Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician

Female Doctor

CET

Certified EKG Technician

Scientist

BBPC

BloodBorne Pathogen Prevention Certification

Smiling Nurse

CRAS

Certified Restorative Care Assistant Specialist

Science Lab Student

CRTT

Certified Rehabilitation Therapy Technician

PROGRAM COMPLETION REWARDS

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DIGITAL BADGE

At successful completion, you will receive digital badges that can be used online to display your achievements.

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CERTIFICATE

At the completion of the program, you will be awarded with a program completion certificate.

3

 

CAREER HOURS

With the completion of this program, you will also be awarded with Career Enhancement Clock Hours (CECH), that may be displayed on your resume. 

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TRANSCRIPT

Your completion also comes with a dedicated transcript that shows your areas of grades for each course you attended.

COMPLETION
  • PROGRAM OUTLINE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANT
    Administrative Medical Assistant Career Healthcare Environment Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Communication in Healthcare Office Environment and Being a Receptionist. Medical Office Procedures for Handling Telephone. Medical Office Procedures for Scheduling Appointments. Medical Office Procedures for Filing. Medical Office Procedures of Medical Records. Medical Office Record Keeping of Drugs and Prescriptions. Managing Written Information Procedure of Email and Mails in a Medical Office Environment Medical office Revenue Cycle. Medical Office Banking Fundamentals. Medical Office Bookkeeping Fundamentals. Medical Office Procedure Coding Fundamentals. Diagnostic Coding Fundamentals. Medical Office Fundamentals on Health Insurance Claims and its Submissions. Medical Office Management Duties Medical Office Financial Procedures.
FAQs EKG PHLEBOTOMY