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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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Bachelor
BS Health Sciences: Prof. Development & Advanced Patient Care
Online School
BS Health Sciences: Prof. Development & Advanced Patient Care
Online School
Diploma
Resident Care Attendant, Hospital Patient Registration Specialist
British Columbia, Ontario
Resident Care Attendant, Hospital Patient Registration Specialist
British Columbia, Ontario
Other Patient Care Tech Schools
Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care
DiplomaHospital Patient Registration Specialist
Ontario
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
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.
