Patient Care Technician
Prepare for an exciting career as a patient care technician with FVI. Through our engaging online and in-person learning environments, you'll gain the comprehensive skills needed to make a difference in the lives of others.
Campus Location
Miami
Time to Complete
30 Weeks
Class Instruction
Bilingual
Becoming a patient care technician is a fulfilling role that places you as the vital link between patients and doctors. By utilizing skills from phlebotomy, nursing assistance, and home health care, you’ll provide compassionate direct and indirect healthcare to patients.
At FVI, instructor-led live online classes combine with safe on-campus practices to provide you with the complete training you need. We will provide you with the essential skills to enter the healthcare industry with confidence and thrive in a rewarding career.
Quick Fact 1
Day and evening classes. Bilingual instruction. Online live instruction with on campus hands-on lab practice.Quick Fact 2
Personalized support: technical assistance, tutoring, job placement assistance for graduates.Quick Fact 3
Financial aid and scholarships available to those who qualify.We Prepare You for Top Careers
Here are a few settings where you’ll be able to work as a patient care technician once you graduate.
Hospitals
Long-Term Care Facilities
Outpatient Clinics
Thrive in Today’s Job Market
From expert instruction to job placement guidance, FVI’s patient care technician program offers all you need to excel in the job market. That includes dedicated training to pursue licensure right away.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 209,400 openings are projected each year, on average, over the decade.
A Program Designed Around You
Experience our student-first approach. At FVI, you’ll receive the tutoring, mentoring, success coaching, and job placement assistance needed to become a patient care technician. Financial aid and scholarships available to those who qualify.
Achieve your career goals with FVI.
Take the Career Readiness Quiz
Patient Care Technician
Identify goals, personal strengths and important facts about your potential career path so you can make an informed decision about your future. The readiness quiz takes just a few minutes
What to Expect in this Program
Learn more about what you’ll experience in FVI’s patient care technician program.
When you graduate, will have learned many skills including:
- Assisting the nurse with wound care procedures
- Properly conducting an ECG
- Assisting the nurse during insertion of intravenous saline locks
- Properly drawing blood
- Handling emergency room procedures
- Taking care of patients where immobilization has been used
- Removing a nasogastric tube
To work in a hospital setting in Florida, patient care technician graduates must sit and pass the state Certified Nursing Assistant written and practical exam. As a graduate at FVI, you’ll be primed and eligible to sit for the Florida State Certification Nursing Assistant Exam.
You’ll also acquire essential in-service training and certifications, spanning:
- Domestic Violence
- HIV/AIDS
- OSHA
- Infection Control and Universal Precautions
- Understanding Alzheimer’s disease
- Assistance with Self-Administered Medication Training
- CPR
Finally, you’ll have different certification paths upon completing your patient care technician program in Miami or Miramar. Certification opens doors—potential for more job offers and higher pay—and here are some that you can pursue:
- NRCPCT: National Registered Certified Patient Care Technician
- NRCPT: National Registered Certified Phlebotomist
- NRCEKG: National Registered Certified EKG Technician
- CNA: Certified Nursing Assistant
Accreditations and Partnerships
FVI is licensed, and accredited, and has strong relationships with many quality institutions.
The Skills Students Need
Our programs and facilities are specifically designed to provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to enter the workforce quickly.
Conduct Basic Medical Tests
You will be proficient in taking vital signs, administering medications, and assisting with medical treatments.
Patient Care Techniques
Assist patients with daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, and feeding.
Infection Control
Implement hygiene practices and protocols to prevent the spread of infections.
CPR and First Aid
Be capable of providing emergency care and responding to life-threatening situations.
Communication Skills
Be able to clearly and compassionately communicate with patients, their families, and healthcare teams.
Conduct Basic Medical Tests
Draw blood and have the knowledge on how to perform and interpret electrocardiograms to monitor heart function.
"From the front desk to the financial advisor, to the professors... everyone helped me. They make sure you get the best. These people want you to succeed."
Yvelise Lucien, Patient Care Technican
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