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Patient Care Assistant
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Career pathways span secondary and postsecondary education, align to employer needs and careers, and provide high-quality education, training, and support services for youth and adults.
In Delaware, career pathways begin in the public education system (K-12) through Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways offered in charter, comprehensive, and technical school districts. These pathways continue through adult education, occupational training programs, and postsecondary programs that are administered by partnering state agencies, institutions of higher education, and other service providers.
Patient Care Assistant
This multi-skilled Patient Care Assistant Pathway Program will provide students with marketable job skills following completion in areas such as acute care hospitals, sub-acute care facilities, long-term care, outpatient laboratories, cardiac rehabilitation centers, and various other medical providers. The benefits of obtaining Patient Care Assistant Certification include more job opportunities, increased pay scale, and increased access to the program resources in the Allied Health Degree Programs. Students will have the opportunity to meet with degree program specific advisors at several points of their training to ensure a smooth transition from the Patient Care Assistant Pathway Program to one of the Allied Health degree programs upon successful completion of program entry requirements.
Sequence of Courses:
Certified Nurse Assisting Training (HLH130)
Certified Phlebotomy Technician (EYK601
Patient Care Technician
(includes BIO110 and MEA 150)
Early College Credit/Credentials:
American Heart Association
CPR / First Aid
Up to 12 college credits
at Delaware Technical
Community College
Work-Based Learning:
Job Shadowing
Mock Interviews
Resume Workshops
Mentorships
Bachelor’s Degree
Associate's Degree
Certificate
Pathway Languages:
RELEVANT LANGUAGES
Wage Differential
Bilingual employees are compensated with a language differential of 5-20% more per hour than the base rate of a monolingual employee
NEW LANGUAGE, NEW LIFE
Where To Find The Languages
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