Patient Care Assistant

Patient Care Assistant

Mission:

The mission of this program is to provide instruction both in the classroom and clinical settings.

Description:

Clinical instruction is provided at local hospitals, geriatric facilities, hospice, various home care locations, and a variety of other health care settings.

Course completion skills include personal hygienic care, sanitation, infection control (including blood borne diseases) record keeping, observing and recording vital signs, care of patients, pre-operative care, post-operative care, assist with physicals, patient admission, transfer and discharge, nutrition, anatomy and physiology, CPR and First Aide, and home health care.

Unique Requirements:

Completion time depends on the progress of the individual. The typical length of this program for the average achieving student is 290 hours.

Completion Levels:

• Health Careers Core - Basic Health Care Worker
• Articulated Nursing Assistant
• Advanced Home Health Aide
• Patient Care Assistant

Licensure:

Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Articulation Agreement:

Santa Fe College