Program Purpose:
To prepare the student for an entry-level position as patient care technician. The program provides competency in the fundamentals of patient care and basic nursing skills, imparting the knowledge and skills required of home health aides, in addition to training in basic EKG and phlebotomy.
Program Length:
600 clock hours
Admission Requirements:
Standard high school diploma or GED. Students must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
Note: Students must take the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) within the first semester of enrollment in the program or present evidence of allowable substitute. (Learn more.) In order to successfully complete the program, students must earn a score of 9.0 or higher in all three areas of the TABE (mathematics, language, reading).
Academic Division:
Workforce Development
Contact:
(850) 201-8760 or workforce@tsc.fl.edu
You may also complete an interest form for this or other workforce programs.
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