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I want to be a Patient Care Associate? |
I have always been really interested in this field. And, a PCA told me tonight when I asked her about it that she took a 3 week course at the junior college in town and that is how she got the job. I want more info on this. What do I ask for at the jr college? I looked it up but all I can find is nurses aide. How much money does a PCA make? I pretty much know what the job description is because I have researched that, but how difficult is it to take the course and get the certificate and how difficult is it to get a job once you complete the course? Any info is appreciated, especially from people from the Tyler, TX area...cause they would know more about the colleges and hospitals here. Thanks! I looked on wikipedia.org albeit not the most reliable source of info and looked under patient care associate to no avail, however, I then looked under p c technician and the text stated that pct's are sometimes referred to as patient care assistants (if that matters to you :) Anyway, it seems that the job is a cross between a nursing assistant and medical assistant with learning duties anywhere from helping to bathe and dress a patient to helping them with mobility (walking/ambulating) to possibly drawing blood (phlebotomy). If you do decide on such a program, please look at the local community college (perhaps non-credit course) or county vo-tech school as opposed to those private schools that are astronomical in price. And please steer clear from those 'online schools' such as penn foster, stratford career and university of phoenix as employers don't typically view them as reputable. For general career info: US occupational outlook handbook www.bls.gov/oco and can type into search 'patient care technician' or perhaps even 'nursing assistant'. (Just fyi, I've heard here and elsewhere that medical assistants are having difficulty finding work. I mentioned that just in case you were thinking of signing-up for that program.) Good luck to you! P.S. I little brainstorm came my way, and perhaps you would want to look into a program titled 'multiskilled technician'. I believe that that's the name which is more widely used in training programs for the tasks that you are perhaps looking to do on a daily basis. I believe that that does provide training for tasks performed of both the medical assistant and nursing assistant. |
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