Patient Care Technician
Program Learning Outcomes
- Graduates will demonstrate basic nursing skills, provision of activities of daily living, and advanced dementia care, as evidenced by the passing the Texas Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Exam.
- Graduates will demonstrate adherence to infection control in the delivery of patient care.
- Graduates will obtain the Texas Nurse Aide Certificate.
- Graduates will obtain the National Healthcareer Patient Care Technician Certificate (CPCT/A)
- Graduates will obtain the National Healthcareer Phlebotomy Certificate (CPT)
- Graduates will obtain the National Healthcareer Electrocardiogram Certificate (CET)
Advisory Committee Members
Kathy Dassler, MS, RN - Chief Nursing Officer, Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Nancy Garcia, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CMOM, CMCO, Chief Nursing Officer, DHR Health System
Alfred Mascorro, VP of Quality- Rio Grande Regional Hospital
Frank Tostado, RN Director of Nursing Services - Legends- McAllen Transitional Care
Romeo Valladares, RN- Administrator, Presidente Home Care, Inc.
Cesar E Guerra, RN- Chief Nursing Officer, Prime Healthcare, Mission Regional Medical Center
Lorda Tauli, MSN, RN-Project Director of Clinical Education Coordination-South Texas Health Systems
Martha Torres, MHA, BSN, RN-Director of Nursing, Starr County Memorial Hospital
Ex-Officio Members
Elizabeth Hernandez, Program Developer & Coordinator, Continuing Education Operations, South Texas College
Maggie Handy, RN - Assistant Chair, South Texas College
Margo Ayala DNP, RN, VN - Program Chair, South Texas College
Marino Alfred Acevedo, PhD, RN ADN Program Chair, ADN
Annette Wingate DNP, RN - Program Chair, RN-to-BSN Program
Sharon Rice RN – Program Chair, PCT
Nora Martinez, DNP, RN, FNP-BC - Assistant Chair, South Texas College
Occupational Skills Award
Certificate
Patient Care Assistant Occupational Skills Award
TSI Exempt
Fall | Credit Hours | |
---|---|---|
NURA 1401 | Nurse Aide for Health Care 1 | 4 |
NURA 1160 | Clinical I 1 | 1 |
NURA 1407 or VNSG 1420 |
Body Systems 1 or Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health |
4 |
Credit Hours | 9 | |
Total Credit Hours | 9 |
- 1
Students will be liable to take the NACES exam upon completion of this coursework and if they pass, will be eligible for employment.
Patient Care Technician Certificate
TSI Exempt
Fall | Credit Hours | |
---|---|---|
NURA 1401 | Nurse Aide for Health Care | 4 |
NURA 1160 | Clinical I | 1 |
NUPC 1320 | Patient Care Technician/Assistant | 3 |
PLAB 1323 | Phlebotomy | 3 |
ECRD 1211 | Electrocardiography | 2 |
NUPC 1360 | CAPSTONE: Clinical II | 3 |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Total Credit Hours | 16 |