Do you get satisfaction from helping people? Are you fascinated by the workings of the human body? Would you like to train for a career in a health care setting?
Make it happen when you earn a Patient Care Technician Certificate from Northwestern Business College!
Patient care technicians are an indispensable part of the nursing care team, with an expanding role in ensuring the well-being of patients. This occupation offers many rewards, including diversity, challenge, professional growth, and flexible work schedules.
Patient care technicians have excellent job prospects, and opportunities in this field are expected to increase rapidly through the year 2014. The median annual salary for workers in this profession is $20,987, an amount that increases based on level of experience. Many patient care technicians advance into related health care occupations, such as nursing or medical assisting.*
*Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-2007 edition
Patient care technicians are in great demand in a variety of health care settings such as hospitals, nursing care facilities, residential mental health facilities, and home health care agencies.
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