*Please note: It is advised to take this course you have a HS diploma or GED. Either is required to be eligible to take the take the NHA or NCCT national exam. Visit NHA or NCCT website for further clarification or exception to this rule.
Doctors and Nurses need Patient Care Technicians (PCT) to assist with the day-to-day care patients require; in a variety of settings. PCTs provide hands-on assistance to serve patients’ basic needs, which often impacts the lives of their patients and their patients’ families. As a PCT, you will obtain basic training as a nursing assitant, phlebotomist and EKG technician.
You may be able to perform some or all of the following tasks:
- Provide basic patient care — bathing, feeding, catheter care, etc.
- Perform safety checks and ensure cleanliness in patient rooms
- Monitor Vital Signs
- Perform EKG readings
- Perform phlebotomy procedures
Upon completion of PCT program you can take:
- State of MI CNA exam thru Headmaster. Additional cost of $175
- Phlebotomy Exam through NCCT or NHA (*Please note a HS diploma or GED is required to be eligible to take either exam)
- PCT National Exam through NCCT or NHA (HS diploma or GED required to take exam)
$1200 holds your seat; Balance due on or before 1st day of class.
*$125 reg/IT/Lab, is additional and non-refundable fee.
Tuition includes:
- Registration packet
- Skills Study Guide
- Official School Patch
- Lab Fees
- Clinical
- Practicum
- Online program access
- Prep Exams Online
Your Costs:
- Externship Fee: $75
- Notebook, Pen, Highlighter
- Index cards
- Black scrub Top with Black Scrub bottoms*
- Box of Gloves
- Criminal Background from ICHAT -(past 60 days)
- High School Diploma or GED
- TB test past 12 months or CXR past 2 years
- National Exam Fee additional
- (2) Books : Order book from Amazon:
- CNA: Simply Skills Study Guide
- Hartman’s Complete Guide for the Patient Care Technician ISBN 978-1-60425-162-3