Patient Care Technician

Online Patient Care Training with Exam Voucher (GES197)

Become a Patient Care Technician

Patient care technicians play a critical role at healthcare facilities, assisting with inpatient treatment and helping provide quality of life. The 100% online course will prepare you to work as a patient care technician.

 Job Outlook for Patient Care Technician

• The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that patient care professionals, including nursing assistants and orderlies, earn a median annual salary of $28,000.
• The BLS also estimates that job opportunities in the patient care field will grow by 8% by 2028.

 Patient Care Technician FAQs

• WHAT DOES A PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN DO?

Patient care technicians help care for patients in healthcare facilities, which include hospitals, medical offices, and long-term care facilities. Specific patient care duties may include:

• Helping patients get in and out of bed
• Assisting with patients or mobility
• Tracking patient progress
• Listening to patient concern and communicating these to the primary care provider
• Checking vital signs and collecting samples

• ARE PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS THE SAME AS CERTIFIED NURSING AIDS?

Essentially, patient care technicians and nursing aids perform the same duties in a healthcare setting. However, patient care technicians may also work under doctors and physical therapist in addition to nurses.

Course Objectives

• Introduction to patient care, legal issues in healthcare, standard precautions and infection control
• Medical terminology, physical examination, patient positioning, bed mobility, range of motion
• Therapeutic exercises, gait, assistive devices, orthosis and prosthesis, transfer techniques
• Wound care and pressure sores, wheelchair management, patient care competency, special topics

Prerequisites and Requirements

There are no prerequisites to take the course.

Curriculum

• Introduction to Patient Care
• Infection Control & Standard Precaution
• Legal Issues in Healthcare
• Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
• Medical Terminology
• Physical Assessment & Examination
• Patient Positioning and Bed Mobility Techniques
• Range of Motion
• Therapeutic Exercises
• Gait
• Assistive Devices
• Orthosis and Prosthesis
• Transfer Techniques
• Wound Care and Pressure Sores
• Wheelchair Management
• Patient Care Competency
• Special Topics 

Instructor

 Registration and Enrollment

This course is 100% online. Start anytime.