Patient Care Technician

Diploma

If health care is your passion...Then our Patient Care Technician program is for you!

Develop skills in anatomy and physiology, patient care procedures, body mechanics, providing care in specialized settings, phlebotomy, electrocardiography, and basic lab assistant functions and, after

graduation, you could be ready for an entry-level position such as a nurse assistant, patient care technician, home health aide, orderly, physical therapy aide, rehabilitation aide, phlebotomy

technician, EKG technician, or cardiac monitor technician.

For more information, contact us today!*Out-of-class work is required in this program.

858.279.4500www.kaplancollege.com

Kaplan CollegeSan Diego campus

9055 Balboa AvenueSan Diego, CA 92123

Patient Care Technician

Diploma

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CURRICULUMCourse Number

Contact Hours Total Hours

Quarter Credits

Title Lect. Lab. Clin.

AHB155K Patient Care in Long-term Settings

60 20 80 5.0

AHK103K Allied Health Industry and Fundamentals

52 28 80 5.0

AHR150K Phlebotomy 60 20 80 5.0

AHW102K Allied Health Careers and Communication

45 35 80 5.0

EKP150K Electrocardiography 40 40 80 5.0

HHA180K Home Health Aide Theory 20 20 1.0

HHQ190 Home Health Aide Clinical 20 20 0.5

PCG151K Patient Care in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Settings

33 47 80 4.5

PCQ176 Nurse Assistant Clinical 120 120 4.0

PCY150K Patient Care in Acute and Subacute Health Care Settings

40 40 80 5.0

PHX190 Phlebotomy Externship 40 40 1.0

Total 350 230 180 760 41.0

What will I learn?

The Patient Care Technician Diploma program covers skills for medical related duties that include, but arent limited to, ensuring patient safety; providing administrative support; and providing direct patient care in feeding, assisting with mobility, grooming, and mantaining comfort levels. You could also learn competencies such as professionalism, effective communication, and job performance under primary health care providers.

But no matter what the setting, our career-focused programs offer you a great learning experience with flexible schedules, profes-sional instruction, and career placement assistance. We also limit class sizes to make it easier for you to get the personal attention you need to succeed.

Kaplan Commitment

Kaplan CommitmentSM is our way of giving you a test drive of your course(s) before making a financial commitment. If you dont stay, you dont pay unless you continue your program beyond the Conditional Admittance Period. We choose to offer Kaplan Commitment because we want you to be able to experience real courses for real credits before making a financial commitment. Kaplan Commitment offers you the opportunity to assess the workload and evaluate the demands on your current work and family commitments. We want to be sure this is the right choice for you.

Kaplan College does not guarantee employment or career advancement.No credits will be earned if the student withdraws from the program. Students must withdraw before the close of business on the last day of the Conditional Admittance Period for tuition exemption. Program requirements may vary and other conditions apply. Please contact us for details.

For more information on our program and its outcomes visit www.kaplancollege.com/consumer-info

Kaplan CollegeSan Diego campus

9055 Balboa AvenueSan Diego, CA 92123

Tel: 858.279.4500www.kaplancollege.com