Patient Care Technician (PCT)

Applicant shall be a graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from, an accredited* Patient Care Technician program within the past four years.

*Program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or otherwise approved by the AMT Board of Directors.

Applicant shall be a graduate of, or scheduled to graduate from, an accredited* medical assistant or nursing assistant (or equivalent) program within the past 4 years

AND provide evidence of appropriate, supplementary training in patient care competencies OR PCT work experience.

*Program or institution must be accredited by a regional or national accreditation agency approved by the US Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or otherwise approved by the AMT Board of Directors.

Applicant shall have completed, within the last four years, an approved, structured, hybrid education/work experience patient care technician training program that is a minimum of 300 hours in duration.

The program must include a minimum of 180 didactic hours in addition to demonstrating practical competence through a structured competency evaluation process that reflects mastery of required skills and knowledge defined by the patient care technician practice role.

The evaluation must be conducted within the context of a minimum of 120 hours of supervised, clinical experience in the field.

Applicant shall be employed as a Patient Care Technician for a minimum of 1 year within the last 3 years.

• Work requirement is full-time at 40 hours/week (part-time combination allowed)

Applicant shall have completed a Patient Care Technician program or other healthcare practitioner program that fully encompasses PCT competencies

AND have a minimum of 1 year within the past 3 years of teaching in a PCT program or a program in a related field that includes PCT clinical and administrative components.