Certified Patient Care Technician (PCTC)

Patient Care Technicians work closely with the nursing staff to deliver patient care through various responsibilities, including obtaining vital signs, patient hygiene, infection control, moving and positioning of patients, assisting with ambulation, transporting patients, collecting laboratory specimens, ECG placement and monitoring, care of surgical patients, care of older adults and pediatric patients. Patient Care Technicians are critical team members that generally work in the hospital, intensive care unit, emergency room, cardiac care unit, rehab facilities, long term care facilities and assisted living facilities. 

• Communicating with the Health Care Team
• Measuring and Recording Vital Signs
• Obtaining and Monitoring Electrocardiogram
• Assisting the RN or Physician with the Physical Examination
• Assisting with Admissions and Discharge
• Bedmaking and Hygiene
• Assisting with Bowel and bladder elimination
• Foley catheter care
• Assisting with Nutrition and Fluids

 The Patient Care Technicians will grow by 17 percent by 2024. That’s an additional 267,800 jobs on top of the already more than 1.5 million currently active Patient Care Technicians.

According to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for Patient Care Technicians was $26,590 in May 2016.

We offer hands-on training for our students thaEmployers may choose to provide hands-on training to new hires, but many physical therapy aides will seek employment without prior experience. 

At Compassionate Medical Academy  we prepare you to sit for the Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT-A) through the National Health career Association (NHA), National Competency Certification Testing (NCCT), Healthcare Professional Competency Testing (HPCT) or American Allied Health (AAH) our CPCT-A exam, study guide and practice text are included in your tuition. 

Patient Care Technicians can work for varies locations such as a public or private hospitals, nursing homes, home healthcare agencies, hospices, assisted-living facilities, or long-term care facilities.