The Patient Cate Technician will provide you with a broad foundation of knowledge, skills and practical experience to work in a variety of medical settings. Graduates from this program may elect to take the State of Florida Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Certified Phlebotomy Technician Examination. This program includes trainin in plebotomy and EKG.

This course is a skill-oriented program where the student will learn the fundamental of refrigeration, principles and application of electricity, electrical motors, operation and function of air conditioning systems, automobile air conditioning, ice machine repair and general appliances repair. For hand-on training (lab hours and externship) students will have access to safety equipment such as protective goggles, welder’s heat resistant gloves, dust masks and a headgear as needed

The students will learn medical front desk procedure, patient scheduling, EMR/EHR, accounts receivables, medical records, insurance billing, data entry, anatomy, phlebotomy and hematology, EKG, and medical clinical procedures. Also, students will be able to assist the patient in clinical procedures such as taking patient history, obtaining vital signs, preparing patient for examination and procedures, and performing diagnostic tests as directed by the physician.

In this course the student will learn basic skills in how to assist individuals with their personal grooming, dressing, bathing and the universal precautions designed to both protect the healthcare worker and patient.

The student will learn to provide assistance with housekeeping, laundry services, shopping for food, preparing and serving meals, snacks, running errands and other household requirements.