Health Professions - Patient Care Technician (Pct) Track, Level 1 Certificate

Health Professions - Patient Care Technician (Pct) Track, Level 1 Certificate is a Diploma program taught at Collin County Community College District, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Health Professions – Patient Care Technician (PCT) Track, Level 1 Certificate is part of Collin College’s Health Professions curriculum. It provides training and knowledge for a career as a Patient Care Technician (PCT). The curriculum includes both transfer and workforce courses and includes hands-on experience.

Students can progress through different levels of health professions education awards and can earn an Institutional Credential Leading to Licensure or Certification (ICLC) and a Level 1 Certificate on the way to an Associate of Applied Science in Health Professions. Workforce courses are offered at multiple campuses. Admission to the Health Professions clinical programs is selective and requires an application process, including interview or required video submission for the Patient Care Technician program.

The minimum requirements for admission in Health Professions - Patient Care Technician (Pct) Track, Level 1 Certificate at Collin County Community College District for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Collin County Community College District.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Collin County Community College District as pre-requiste for admission in Health Professions - Patient Care Technician (Pct) Track, Level 1 Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

• Complete the Health Professions Application form
• Complete interview or required video submission — program specific; Required for Certified Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, and Patient Care Technician. (Does not apply to the Electrocardiograph Technician program)
• Proof of personal health insurance
• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR Provider card
• Complete all required immunizations (All immunizations must be completed by the deadline specified by the program. Please note: Hepatitis B, a three-dose series, can take up to 7 months to complete)
• Tuberculosis (TB) screening
• Background check
• Drug Screening purchase
• Meet functional abilities with or without accommodations for successful completion of the program and to function safely and effectively in lab or clinical settings, using the “Functional Abilities/Core Performance Standards” documents provided in program information and application forms
• Prior to enrolling in any clinical courses, complete all immunizations required by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS)
• All required workforce courses require a minimum grade of 75% to continue in the program

If the program requires a criminal background check, placement in a required clinical site, cooperative, practicum, internship, and/or licensure/certification opportunity may be impacted.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.collin.edu/academics/programs/health-professions-cert1-patientcaretechnicianpcttrack.html

• Patient Care Technician (PCT)

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