College Credit Certificate inPatient Care Assistant

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Why Patient Care Assistant

This program is focused on those individuals who wish to pursue careers in health care which are short-term and expedite students into the workforce. The successful completion of the Patient Care Assistant Certificate awards students with Phlebotomy Certification as well as Basic Nurse Assistant Training certificate.

Students are eligible to take the State of Illinois Nurse Assistant Certificate Exam.

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Locations

Quad-Cities Campus

Formats

On-campus

Number of Credits

Next Start Date

Any Time

Careers In Patient Care Assistance

Nursing Assistant
Phlebotomist

Courses in Patient Care Assistant

First 8 Weeks

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
PCA 200	Phlebotomy Skills	3
PCA 101	Medical Terminology for Health Professionals	3
CES 100	College Experience & Success	1
PCA 103	Professional Skills, Healthcare	1

Second 8 Weeks

CRN	Course Name	Hrs.
NA100	Basic Nurse Assistant Training	8

Learning Objectives

Students completing this program will be able to:

Display Nursing Assistant knowledge at a competent level.
Demonstrate competence performing Phlebotomy skills.

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