Hours: 600, approximately six months (18 weeks)
Cost: Tuition is approximately $1,670.00, plus books & fees
Testing Requirements: Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
Mission: The mission of the Patient Care Technician is prepare a student for employment as a patient care technician.
What you’ll learn
- Legal and ethical responsibilities of a PCT
- How to provide personal care for geriatric patients in long-term care and home health
- Provide physical comfort and safety
- Provide nursing assistant care for an adult patient in a hospital setting
- Perform additional skills as an unlicensed assistive personnel
- Practice organizational and effective team member skills
| OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length |
| A | HSC0003 | Basic Healthcare Worker | 90 hrs |
| B | HCP0121 | Nurse Aide and Orderly (Articulated) | 75 hrs |
| C | HCP0332 | Advanced Home Health Aide | 50 hrs |
| D | HCP0020 | Patient Care Assistant | 75 hrs |
| E | HSC0016 | Allied Health Assistant | 150 hrs |
| F | MEA0580 | Advanced Allied Health Assistant | 100 hrs |
| G | PRN0094 | Patient Care Technician | 60 hrs |
Industry Certifications
- Certified Nursing Assistant
Employment Opportunities
- Hospitals, long-term care facilities
- Assisted living facilities
- Laboratory and rehabilitation facilities
Starting Salaries
Vary, ranging from $16,000 – $23,000*
*Based on local industry information
Recent Employers of Graduates:
- Interim Home Health
- Florida Hospital Waterman Home Health
- Comfort Keepers
- Lake Eustis Care Center
- North Campus Rehab
- Avante at Mt. Dora
Placement Rate* – 75.86%
Completion Rate* – 77.5%
Licensure Pass Rate*- 85.71%
For employment information, visit http://www.onetonline.org/find/industry?j=29-2099.00&i=62
*Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.
Required Book List
Steps to Enroll
- Apply for financial aid, if applicable
- Complete a Lake Tech application
- Take the TABE and/or placement tests
- Meet with a counselor
- Register and pay tuition and fees
- Purchase books and supplies
- Complete the new student orientation online prior to the first day of class
Instructor
- Name: Kathy Girard
- Email: girardk@lake.k12.fl.us
- Phone Number: 352.589.2250, x144
