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A dialysis PCT patient care technician DOES NOT need any certification. Since they are not certified they are not even regulated.
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What do I need to do to achieve a patient care technician certificate?
In order to have a career as a patient care technician you will need a certification. Most often you will need a certified nurses assistant certification, but a lot of places do train you on site.
Are yearly lessons required for a patient care technician?
There are not yearly lessons required for patient care technicians. Patient care technicians need to take required coursework and then pass the certification exam.
Do you need a degree in Patient care technician?
Pharmacy technicians are not required to have a formal degree, but they do need to complete a certification program.
Are there any resits for the 2012 patient care technician certification?
When you need information about patient care technician certification resits the best place to check would be an online medical university. They will list the programs with the certificate awarded at the end of the course.
How can I obtain a patient care technician certification in Tulsa, OK?
You will need to attend classes, and take an exam to be certified. Visit www.communitycarecollege.edu for more info!
Does one need certification for employment in the home health care industry?
You need certification do do nursing duties. You could do janitorial or other such duties without a certification.
What all do I need to know about dialysis technician certification?
Employers mailnly look to hire dialysis technicians who have some CNA/Patient Care Tech experience. They also look for you to have a Dialysis Technician certification.
How do the school requirements for x-ray tech certification compare with the requirements to be a phlebotomist?
XRay techs typically only need 1 year of specialized education. Phlebotomist's need at least 2 years if not more.
How is a private home care aide violating hipaa laws when they report patient care issues to the patient's own doctor?
Reporting patient care issues to the patient's personal doctor or any other person involved in that patient's care is not a violation of HIPAA as long as it is on a need to know basis.
Is a patient care tech better paid than a medical assistant?
To be hired as a Patient Care Technician ANYWHERE you have to be a Certified Nursing Assistant/Aide first. I am a Certified Patient Care Technician. Research the school you are looking at and make SURE they give you the Certified Nursing Assistant/Aide Certification test along with your Patient Care Technician Certification! I took the Patient Care Technician program at a Business school in Michigan and passed the Certification test administered by NCCTINC ( GO TO www.NCCTINC.com ) I could not get a job anywhere except Davita Dialysis. A Dialysis Technician/Patient Care Technician, where requirements to be hired are: a High School Diploma or GED, and a CPR Certification (where you can take a short class at your local red cross to get CPR Certified). Every Patient Care Technician job at a hospital requires Nurse Aide/Assistant Certification. CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANTS DO THE DIRTY WORK NURSES DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR: ASSIST WITH PERSONAL CARE, SHOWER, CLEAN UP BOWEL MOVEMENT, BLOOD, OR URINE MESSES, HELP WITH EVERYTHING A SICK, DISABLED, OR THE ELDERLY NEED HELP WITH. A CERTIFIED PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN DOES ALL THAT PLUS CAN DO CATHETER CARE, COLOSTOMY CARE, CARE WITH ANY TUBING COMING OUT OF THE BODY THAT NURSING ASSISTANTS CANT TOUCH. IT DEPENDS ON THE STATE, SOME PCT'S (OR ALSO CALLED PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATES) CAN GIVE MEDICATION, DRAW BLOOD, PUT IN AND SET UP INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS ( IV'S), AND OTHER MORE SERIOUS THINGS. Most Nurse Aides are trained to become Patient care Technician's, there is NO NEED TO PAY MONEY FOR A CERTIFICATION AS A PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN UNLESS YOU RECIEVE THE NURSE ASSISTANT/AIDE CERTIFICATION WITH IT! I wish I would of researched schools first accept just going to one that sounded good.
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When you need information about patient care technician certification resits the best place to check would be an online medical university. They will list the programs with the certificate awarded at the end of the course.
Where can I find information on patient care technician certification?
I would contact a local hospital or medical centers H.R. department. They would be able to tell me exactly what qualification (s) I would need and what would be required in order to get them.
