Levy Phlebotomy Academy’s Patient Care Technician program prepares students for direct patient care responsibilities in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities.
Students will develop skills in patient care, phlebotomy, EKG monitoring, vital signs, safety procedures, infection control, and healthcare professionalism.
This hybrid healthcare training program combines online learning with hands-on clinical skills instruction.
Program Includes
- Patient care skills
- Vital signs
- Phlebotomy fundamentals
- EKG fundamentals
- Infection control
- Patient safety
- Healthcare professionalism
Hybrid Learning
- Online Coursework
- In-Person Skills Training
PCT is becoming MORE attractive than CNA in a lot of places.
Here’s the difference:
| CNA | PCT |
|---|---|
| Mostly nursing homes/long-term care | Hospitals, clinics, healthcare systems |
| Basic patient care | Patient care + clinical skills |
| Usually lower pay | Usually higher pay |
| Focused on ADLs | More versatile |
| Limited technical skills | Includes phlebotomy + EKG sometimes |
A strong PCT program often includes:
- CNA-type patient care skills
- vitals
- phlebotomy
- EKG
- specimen collection
- patient interaction
- mobility/safety
That’s why hospitals love PCTs.
They can:
- draw blood
- do EKGs
- assist nurses
- monitor patients
- help with admissions/discharges
