Multi-Level Patient Care Technician
Focus on Your Success
The Multi-Level Patient Care Technician program provides students with the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to enter the healthcare field as Patient Care Technicians. These Patient Care Technicians work with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to oversee and monitor patients. As a vital member of the healthcare team, they provide direct patient care and comfort measures, take patients' vital signs, collect specimens, and much more.
Multi-Level Patient Care Technicians who are cross-trained in venipuncture, electrocardiography, long-term care, home healthcare, and medication procedures enjoy much broader responsibilities and advancement opportunities in a variety of clinical settings.
Become an Important Part of a Healthcare Team
As a caring, dedicated member of a healthcare team, a Patient Care Technician:
- Provides patient hygiene, comfort, and safety
- Takes patients’ vital signs
- Collects specimens and more
The program emphasizes:
- Clinical experience
- Patient care procedures and techniques
- Electrocardiography (EKG)
- Phlebotomy/Hematology
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Anatomy, Physiology, and Medical Terminology
- Long-term care, home healthcare, and medication procedures
Clinical Experience
Exercises and demonstrations in the on-campus medical lab will prepare you for your clinical experience in the real world.
Certification Eligibility
Patient Care Technicians are eligible to sit for the following certifications:
- Certified Patient Care Technicians (CPCT)
- Certified Electrocardiography (CET)
- Certified Phlebotomy (CPT)
- Certified Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Work in a Variety of Settings
Multi-Level Patient Care Technicians can work in a variety of healthcare environments, including:
- Hospitals
- Mental health settings
- Sub-acute care facilities
- Rehabilitation centers
- Assisted living facilities and others
A Faculty Dedicated to Your Success
Our faculty members have excellent educational and professional credentials. They will help you explore theory and practice in real world situations and also provide guidance as you work hands-on with equipment and mannequins.
Career and Professional Development
Career Services works with students on an individual basis to obtain full-time positions that are best suited to a student's major, interest, and abilities. Our comittment to you does not end at graduation, even after completing your program. Dover Business College's Career Services Associates will assist you in your search for employment.
Contact Us
You can chat, email, or request additional information. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Call us at 1-866-463-6837 or text WEB to 247365. You can also apply online.
Additional Information About the Patient Care Technician Career Field
The US Department of Labor provides various resources for those looking to begin a new career. Each job has various tasks, tools, knowledge, etc. associated with it.
Tasks
-Answer patients' call signals.
-Turn and reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
-Observe patients' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff.
-Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves.
-Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed.
-Provide patient care by supplying and emptying bed pans, applying dressings and supervising exercise routines.
-Bathe, groom, shave, dress, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
-Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher.
-Clean rooms and change linens.
-Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Source: US Department of Labor, O*NET Online TOP
Tools
-Enema kits or accessories — Enema equipment
-Specimen collectors — Specimen collection containers
-Surgical gloves
-Therapeutic heating or cooling blankets or drapes — Hyper/hypothermia blankets
-Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs — Cold packs
-Urinalysis test strips
Source: US Department of Labor, O*NET Online TOP
Technology
-Calendar and scheduling software — Scheduling software
-Data base user interface and query software — Database software
-Medical software — Medical records software
-Word processing software
Source: US Department of Labor, O*NET Online TOP
Knowledge
-Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
-English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
-Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Source: US Department of Labor, O*NET Online TOP
Skills
-Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
-Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
-Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
-Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
-Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
-Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
-Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
-Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
-Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
-Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Source: US Department of Labor, O*NET Online TOP
Work Activities
-Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
-Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
-Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
-Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
-Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
-Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
-Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
-Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
-Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Source: US Department of Labor, O*NET Online TOP
Contact Us
You can chat, email, or request additional information. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Call us at 1-866-463-6837 or text WEB to 247365. You can also apply online.
Patient Care Technician 2010-2011 Program Integrity Disclosures
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Q: How much will this program cost me?
A:
Tuition and fees:
$17,700
Books and supplies:
$850
On-campus room & board:
Not offered
Q: What's included?
A:
Testing fees are included in the tuition for the student's first certification examination.
Although many institutions quote the annual tuition, Dover Business College lists tuition based on the stated length of the program. There is no tuition increase for continuously enrolled students.
Q: What are my financing options to pay for the program?
A:
In addition to any grant and scholarship aid for which they are eligible, students may be eligible to borrow federal loans and private educational loans, and participate in institutional financing plans.
Q: How long will it take me to complete this program?
A:
The first class for the Multi-Level Patient Care Technician program began in Summer 2011. The Multi-Level Patient Care Technician day program is a 55-credit program designed to be completed in 4 academic quarters, and is generally finished in 12 months. The evening program is designed to be completed in 6 academic quarters and is generally finished in 18 months.
Q: What are the job placement rates of this program?
A:
The first class for the Multi-Level Patient Care Technician program began in Summer 2011 Thus, placement statistics are not available.
