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
Biweekly Plan PCT Online Hybrid
199$Every 2 weeksYou will pay 16 payments of $199 every 2 weeksValid 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 SavingsValid 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 monthYou will pay 11 Payments of $289/MonthValid 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
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.
Midterm Exam
The midterm exam covers module 1 to module 8
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.
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.
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.
Module 12: Orthosis & Prosthesis
In this module the user will go over the introduction to the parts and function of orthosis and prosthesis.
Module 13: Transfer Techniques
In this module the user will go over the various types of transfer techniques involved in patient care.
Module 14: Wound Care & Pressure Sores
In this module the user will go over the introduction to wound stages (ulcer) and skin care description.
Module 15: Wheelchair Management
In this module the user will go over the following topics such as wheelchair parts and management.
Module 16: Patient Care Competency
In this module the user will go over the various competency skills involved in patient care.
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..
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
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......
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.
CPCT
Certified Patient Care Technician
CCMTT
Certified Cardiac Monitor Telemetry Technician
CPT
Certified Phlebotomy Technician
CCRAT
Certified Cardiac Arrhythmia Technician
CET
Certified EKG Technician
BBPC
BloodBorne Pathogen Prevention Certification
CRAS
Certified Restorative Care Assistant Specialist
CRTT
Certified Rehabilitation Therapy Technician
PROGRAM COMPLETION REWARDS
1
DIGITAL BADGE
At successful completion, you will receive digital badges that can be used online to display your achievements.
2
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.
4
TRANSCRIPT
Your completion also comes with a dedicated transcript that shows your areas of grades for each course you attended.
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PROGRAM OUTLINE OF ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANTAdministrative 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.