Patient Care Assistant Program

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.

CARES Act Funding:

This program is included in the Rapid Credentialing Grant which was designed in response to COVID-19.

Introduction:

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Health Science career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of Health Science career cluster.

This program is designed to prepare students for employment as cross trained nursing assistants (SOC 31-1014 Nursing Assistants). All others, Patient Care Assistants, Nursing Aides and Orderlies, or Home Health Aides. This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills, expanding the traditional role of the nursing assistant, for both acute and long term care settings.

The program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the health care industry; planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Career Opportunities:

• Patient Care Assistant

• Home Health Aide

• Nursing Assistant

Employment Outlook:

Employment of nursing assistants is projected to grow 8% from 2020 to 2030.

Salary:

The average wage for this career in Florida is $13.78 hourly or $28,660 annually.

Completion Requirements:

The entire program is 290 hours. Students can earn a certificate at the completion of the following Occupational Completion Points (OCPs):

OCP	COURSE	HOURS
OCP A	Basic Healthcare Worker	90 Hours
OCP B	Nurse Aide and Orderly (Articulated)	75 Hours
OCP C	Advanced Home Health Aide	50 Hours
OCP D	Patient Care Assistant	75 Hours
		Total Hours: 290

Location & Course’s Schedule:

Patient Care Assistant is available at the following school (s):

LOCATION	COURSE'S SCHEDULE
D.A. Dorsey Technical College	Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College	Monday - Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Contact Information at the Location:

Additional information can be provided by student services:

LOCATION	COUNSELOR / REGISTRAR	PHONE NUMBER
D.A. Dorsey Technical College (305) 693-2490	Jackie Benjamin Don Hylor Jr.	Ext. 2171 Ext. 2172
Lindsey Hopkins Technical College (305) 324-6070	Patricia Estiverne Sandra Hawkins Jacques Lucien Rose Jasmin	Ext. 7089 Ext. 7129 Ext. 7039

 

Source

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