Prepare for an in-demand healthcare career! Potential funding with eligibility.
This program is designed to help you become a certified patient care tech so you can provide basic care to those who need it. You’ll learn to bathe, feed, manage supplies, collect lab specimens, and take the vital signs of sick and injured patients. This program includes 20 courses, which cover everything from written and verbal communication skills to electrocardiogram operation.
During this program, you’ll work to develop the skills and knowledge that can help you be successful on the job. You’ll cover essential topics like anatomy and physiology, pharmacology basics, and phlebotomy. You’ll also learn about venipuncture and receive a venipuncture kit as part of your program to help you practice your skills!
What You'll Learn
- Get an overview of basic bodily structures, functions, and developments.
- Learn how to provide proper care and oversight with regards to nutrition, sleep, wounds, vitals, and more.
- Understand patients’ rights, patient care ethics, professionalism and communication, and workplace safety.
- Prepare for the final course exam, which positions you to pass the NHA’s Certified Patient Care Technician/Assistant (CPCT/A), Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT), and Certified EKG Technician (CET) exams.
Course FAQs
This course is self-paced, allowing you to train around your schedule. How long it takes to complete depends on how much time you have to dedicate to your studies, though you have 12 full months of complete program access to finish the course.
Yes, clinical hours are an essential component of your training—particularly as you work towards certification and potential employment. They give you a chance to test your current skill level and put all your new knowledge to work in real-world settings.
CareerStep does not guarantee externships. A learner’s placement in and completion of an externship is solely the learner’s responsibility and may be subject to additional requirements, such as a background check and successful completion of a CareerStep course. This is particularly important for learners seeking to complete their externship in Alabama, District of Columbia, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Please note that CareerStep will not sign agreements with sites in the above-referenced states or provide evidence of insurance to those sites.
This course is eligible for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding through ARIZONA@WORK. To be eligible for WIOA funding, participants must be 18 or older, eligible to work in the United States, and meet income eligibility requirements, or must be unemployed, dislocated, or furloughed from work. To determine if you are eligible, please contact ARIZONA@WORK:
Funding is subject to availability.
A patient care technician’s salary varies based on location and experience, but the average patient care technician makes $38,938 a year.
It can be very promising. With a growing elderly population, more and more healthcare professionals are needed to meet the demands of an increasing number of patients. As a whole, the healthcare industry expects to add about 1.9 million jobs** over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This course is open enrollment, so you can register and start the course as soon as you are ready, if you are paying for the course yourself or through your employer. Access to your course can take 24-48 business hours.
If you are using WIOA funding to pay for this course, you will need to complete the ARIZONA@WORK funding process before starting the course.