FOR
MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
DEBBIE KUCHMAS AT 203-332-5150
HCC PCT PROGRAM
STARTS SEPT 3 -
NEW LAB BEING BUILT
FOR PROGRAM
Scholarship Only
BRIDGEPORT – Housatonic
Community College’s new
Patient Care Technician program starts Sept. 3.
The PCT Program,
which adds another layer of skills to those learned in a Certified
Nurse Assistant (CNA) program, prepares students to perform patient care activities
that include such things as lab tests, electrocardiograms, simple dressing
changes, phlebotomy, and physical and occupational therapy. Admission is by
scholarship only and just eight people will be admitted.
“Offering
this reflects HCC’s commitment to preparing students for careers that
are in demand,” said Deborah S. Kuchmas, director of workforce and non-credit
programs. “Nursing-related careers are projected to grow 17 percent
over the next eight years.”
The training will provide a career ladder pathway that will enable
people to develop the skills necessary to seek higher level nursing-related positions
in healthcare facilities, Kuchmas said.
The creation of the PCT program comes just in time to meet a growing
demand for these medical professionals, Kuchmas said,
“More and more health care facilities are looking people trained
as a PCT,” she said, “Hospitals are beginning to change
their patient care models to offer higher quality nursing-related skills
and enhance customer service.”
A new CNA/PCT Lab is being built at HCC to accommodate this and the
new CNA program, Kuchmas said. The lab will enable students to practice
the skills learned in class.
The PCT students must be currently state registered as a CNA
The lecture part of the class will take place Thursdays, Sept. 3-Dec.
17, 4:30-7;30 p.m. in Lafayette Hall, Room A208. Labs will be
held Saturdays, Sept.5-Oct 24, 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., in the same room.
Clinicals will be held Saturdays. Oct 31-Dec. 12, 7 a.m. to l:30 p.m.,
at Bridgeport Hospital
For more information, or to apply to the program, contact Continuing
Education at 203-332-5057.
_______________________________________________
Anson C. Smith
Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229
Fax 203-332-8558
E-mail:asmith@hcc.commnet.edu
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu