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Patient Care Technician

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

Course

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Patient Care Technician is designed to provide students with the opportunity to become effective, efficient, and multi-skilled healthcare providers. The course aims to provide a working knowledge of advanced patient care skills, vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, oxygen therapy, basic phlebotomy via simulation, and specimen collection and processing. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Health ScienceFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Program Details

Detailed information about this program

Patient Care Technician is designed to provide students with the opportunity to become effective, efficient, and multi-skilled healthcare providers. The course aims to provide a working knowledge of advanced patient care skills, vital signs, 12-lead EKGs, oxygen therapy, basic phlebotomy via simulation, and specimen collection and processing. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Health Science cluster affiliate with HOSA–Future Health Professionals..

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

No requirements listed.

Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Demonstrate competency in the performance of basic patient care
  • Demonstrate necessary skills for the admission, discharge, and transfer of the patient
  • Demonstrate skills related to caring for patients' bodily functions, observing protocols to protect privacy and dignity
  • Demonstrate restorative and rehabilitation activities
  • Verify requisition for testing, patient identity, and consent to treatment prior to performing any test or procedure
  • Move, lift, and transfer patients safely, using principles of body mechanics to avoid injury
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars29-9021.00
  • Medical Records Specialists29-2072.00
  • Computer Systems Analysts15-1211.00
  • Medical and Health Services Managers11-9111.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Patient medical histories — collect and record under direct supervision using standardized intake forms in an outpatient health information setting.
  • Medical coding software — navigate and enter basic diagnostic codes following established protocols with supervisor review in a clinical records department.
  • Patient demographic and health data — input accurately into electronic health record systems under close guidance in a hospital or clinic environment.
  • Medical terminology and classification systems — identify and apply foundational concepts when reviewing health records under direction from senior staff.
  • Billing and invoicing software — process routine patient billing transactions following step-by-step procedures under direct oversight in a medical office.
  • Health record completeness — review and flag missing or inconsistent documentation using a standard checklist under supervisor direction in a health information unit.
  • Information retrieval software — perform basic database queries to locate patient records following prescribed search protocols in a clinical setting.
  • Written health reports — read and summarize standard medical documentation under guidance, applying basic reading comprehension skills in a health information role.
  • Office suite software — prepare routine correspondence and simple data tables under direction to support health information workflows in an administrative environment.
  • Privacy and security protocols — follow established transaction security and data protection procedures under supervision when handling sensitive patient records.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
81%
Placement Rate
Not reported