Patient Care Technician Certificate

This course provides knowledge and skills for patient care technicians to work in a variety of patient care facilitieisnurse aides to assume the role and responsibility required in a long-term care setting as well as hospitals, home health and other medical facilities. The focus is communication, infection control, safety, resident rights, and basic nursing skills.

The Department for Medicaid services dictates that this “basic course” consists of a minimum of 75 hours with a minimum of 16 of those hours being supervised practical training will be provided for the state registration, an additional 80 hours of training will consist of patient care techniques that are more relevant to acute care.

Students who successfully complete the course will be able to sit for the State nurse aide exam through the state of Kentucky and a national certifying exam for PCT through NCCT. The cost of the course is $2,600. This program is not eligible for Federal Financial Aid, but other funding options may be available.