# Patient Care Technician - SkillBridge Online Certificate (640 Clock Hours) - Employment Skills Training

Provider: [Graduate America Inc.](https://programs.cccareers.org/providers/graduate-america)

- Program type: Employment Skills Training
- Branches: All branches
- Format: Online
- Length: 151 - 180 days
- Locations: Nationwide
- Website: https://ga.edu
- Contact: Malcolm Allen, ceo@myceo.com
- Page: https://programs.cccareers.org/programs/graduate-america-inc-patient-care-technician-skillbridge-online-yy223m

## Summary

Entry-level patient care technician / nursing assistant / EKG technician / phlebotomy technician who provides basic patient care and performs phlebotomy and EKG procedures in support of nurses and physicians in hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers and outpatient clinics. Graduate America's Patient Care Technician program (CIP 51.3902) is a 640-clock-hour, 100% online, asynchronous certificate program approved by the Texas Workforce Commission (school S6523, Addison, TX) and accredited by MSA-CESS.

## Job description

Prepares transitioning Service members for entry-level Patient Care Technician roles. Certificate of Completion - Patient Care Technician (640 clock hours), awarded by Graduate America, Inc. under Texas Workforce Commission approval (school S6523). The program covers competencies used by national patient care, phlebotomy and EKG certification exams (e.g., NHA CPCT/A); certification bodies may require documented live EKGs, venipunctures and capillary sticks, which are completed outside the program's online instruction.

## Locations

- 75001

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