FCC’s Patient Care Technician program provides students with a foundation of training and patient care and assistance skills. To graduate from the program, students are required to complete an 80-hour externship at a local healthcare facility, preparing them for what’s in store in the real world. This helps students hit the ground running upon completion of the program.

Some of the topics the curriculum covers include the following:

• Caring for patients in hospitals, homes, and healthcare facilities
• CPR Training
• Verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with patients
• Operating equipment such as inhalers, ventilators, resuscitators, and oxygen tanks
• Assisting patients with various activities and exercises
• 80-Hour externship utilizing newly learned knowledge and skills
• Mounting and Performing ECGs
• Venipuncture, Urine Analysis, and Hematology procedures

Our Patient Care Technician program teaches students how to assist patients and provide them with care in various settings: hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities. Furthermore, the program teaches graduates how to operate and adjust resuscitators, ventilators, and oxygen tanks, enabling them to provide effective care and assistance to patients.

If a patient care technician career sounds interesting to you, consider enrolling in FCC’s program. The great thing about our program is that it can be completed, and you can earn your diploma in as few as 10 months.