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Patient Care Tech Schools
Patient-care technicians, as the name implies, have direct contact with patients on a daily basis. By taking on this role, you'll enter a quickly growing and opportune field in medical and health care. In this relatively new, specialized position, patient-care technicians are often called upon to work with patients to explain common tests or procedures ordered. Technicians may also be asked to work directly with a patient to gather important vital signs to pass on to the physician.
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Other Patient Care Tech Schools
Diploma
Diploma: Patient Care Assistant/Technician: As a patient care assistant/technician, you can assist with the care of outpatients and inpatients suffering from a variety of diseases, injuries, and neurological and orthopedic problems. You may be called upon to walk patients to and from therapy with a gait belt, set up equipment for patient treatments, assist with community outings, and a variety of other duties.
Other programs available at Career Centers of Texas: Diploma: Patient Care Assistant/Technician
Texas
Diploma: Patient Care Assistant/Technician: As a patient care assistant/technician, you can assist with the care of outpatients and inpatients suffering from a variety of diseases, injuries, and neurological and orthopedic problems. You may be called upon to walk patients to and from therapy with a gait belt, set up equipment for patient treatments, assist with community outings, and a variety of other duties.
Other programs available at Career Centers of Texas: Diploma: Patient Care Assistant/Technician
Texas
Diploma
Resident Care Attendant, Hospital Patient Registration Specialist
British Columbia, Ontario
Resident Care Attendant, Hospital Patient Registration Specialist
British Columbia, Ontario
Bachelor
BS Health Sciences: Prof. Development & Advanced Patient Care
Online School
BS Health Sciences: Prof. Development & Advanced Patient Care
Online School
Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care
DiplomaHospital Patient Registration Specialist
Ontario
Patient Care Tech Salaries
Employment summary:
people employed: 1.438 million people
yearly change: +15290 people (+1%)
workforce fraction: 1% (1 in 91)
median wage: $24040 per year (US dollars per year)
median wage yearly change: +$190 per year (US dollars per year) (+0.8%)
50% range: $(20490 to 28990) per year
80% range: $(17510 to 33970) per year
(2009 data)
Related occupations:
| people employed | mean wage | |
|---|---|---|
| home health aides | 955220 people | $21620 per year |
| psychiatric aides | 62610 people | $27430 per year |
Standard occupational classification information:
SOC code: 31-1012
SOC parent occupation: nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Employment history:
Other Community and Technical Colleges
next >Bevill State Community College
101 State St, Sumiton, 35148Telephone:(205) 648-3271 x5400
http://www.bscc.edu
Gadsden State Community College
1001 George Wallace Dr, Gadsden, 35902Telephone:(256) 549-8200
http://www.gadsdenstate.edu
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, 36703Telephone:(334) 876-9227
http://www.wccs.edu
H Councill Trenholm State Technical College
1225 Air Base Blvd, Montgomery, 36108Telephone:(334) 420-4200
http://www.trenholmtech.cc.al.us
J F Drake State Technical College
3421 Meridian St N, Huntsville, 35811Telephone:(256) 539-8161
http://www.drakestate.edu
Jefferson Davis Community College
220 Alco Dr, Brewton, 36426Telephone:(251) 867-4832
http://www.jdcc.edu
John C Calhoun State Community College
6250 U S Highway 31 N, Tanner, 35671Telephone:(256) 306-2500
http://www.calhoun.edu
Reid State Technical College
I65 and Hwy 83, Evergreen, 36401Telephone:(251) 578-1313
http://www.rstc.cc.al.us
Shelton State Community College
9500 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, 35405Telephone:(205) 391-2347
http://www.sheltonstate.edu
Alaska Vocational Technical Center
809 Second Avenue, Seward, 99664Telephone:(907) 224-3322
http://www.avtec.edu
Why Become A Patient Care Technician?
Patient care technicians were traditionally trained on the job, assisting nurses with non-critical patient care, giving the nurse extra time to focus on more complex cases. However, due to various liability and safety issues, formal training is now required to become a certified nurse assistant (CNA), and there are many advantages of this new method. read more [+]
- It's faster. While traditional methods allowed a trainee to assimilate fully into their specific hospital environment, the process was incredibly time-consuming, especially for the nurses.
- CNAs are more knowledgable. Both methods teach hands-on tasks such as recording vital signs, collecting test specimens, keeping a record of the patient's physical and mental status, and assisting patients with feeding, bathing, and mobility. However, patient care technician schools also teach basic human anatomy and medical terminology.
- It reduces strain on hospital resources. Formally trained CNAs do not require constant supervision from senior nurses. In addition, they help hospitals to keep expenditures low, since fewer full-time nursing staff are needed, and more patient care technicians are hired to assist them
- It has potential for growth. Patient care technicians or CNAs will leave their training school with a formal certification, which is a stepping stone to the wider field of medicine. It can lead directly into a nursing career, but also gives the student a chance to discover if this really is the right career, before the years of costly nursing school. Some employers will even pay for a CNA's licensed practical nurse (LPN) training, if the employee is willing to commit a certain number of years to the employer.
