CPCT Patient Care Technician

• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs. 
• Turn or reposition bedridden patients. See more occupations related to this task.
  Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising. 
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet. 
• Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities. 
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine. 
• Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses. 
• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements. 
• Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink. 
• Supply, collect, or empty bedpans. 
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves. 
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers. 
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
• Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician. 
• Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination. 
• Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care. 
• Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation. 
• Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
• Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse.

Duties:

This program will prepare you for an entry-level position as a Patient Care Technician. Emphasis is on technical skills necessary to perform personal care to complex patients, implementation of selected portions of care plan including respiratory services, rehabilitation services, EKG, and phlebotomy under the supervision of registered nurses. This course is designed to prepare the student to be a patient care technician, the components of the program will consist of EKG, Phlebotomy and Patient Care Skills. The patient care technician duties include plebotomy, EKG, patient care skills, restorative care skills and also some physical therapy skills. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible for National Certification through the National Certification Career Association (NCCA).

 CPCT Patient Care Technician

• Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs. 
• Turn or reposition bedridden patients. See more occupations related to this task.
  Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising. 
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet. 
• Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities. 
• Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine. 
• Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses. 
• Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements. 
• Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink. 
• Supply, collect, or empty bedpans. 
• Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves. 
• Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers. 
• Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support
• Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician. 
• Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination. 
• Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care. 
• Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation. 
• Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
• Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse.

Duties:

This program will prepare you for an entry-level position as a Patient Care Technician. Emphasis is on technical skills necessary to perform personal care to complex patients, implementation of selected portions of care plan including respiratory services, rehabilitation services, EKG, and phlebotomy under the supervision of registered nurses. This course is designed to prepare the student to be a patient care technician, the components of the program will consist of EKG, Phlebotomy and Patient Care Skills. The patient care technician duties include plebotomy, EKG, patient care skills, restorative care skills and also some physical therapy skills. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible for National Certification through the National Certification Career Association (NCCA).