HOSA PATIENT CARE TECHNICIAN COMPETITION
Elevate Your Skills: Winning Strategies for the HOSA PCT Competition!
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Unlock the secrets to triumph at the HOSA Patient Care Technician competition with our "Elevate Your Skills: Winning Strategies for the HOSA PCT Competition!" workshop. Designed for students and educators, this virtual event will guide you through the competition exam blueprint, enhance your hands-on skills, and review the designated resources to boost your preparation.
Join us to gain a competitive advantage, learn from subject matter experts, and ensure you're ready to shine in the 2025 PCT showdown. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your knowledge and practical abilities to the next level!
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Designed for Students & Advisors who want to:
Explore the PCT Career Path:
Discover the vital role of Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) in healthcare and learn how PCTs support patients, nurses and doctors by performing essential patient care including EKG readings, vital signs, phlebotomy procedures, and emotional support. Explore this dynamic career path, its growing market value, how it complements other healthcare credentials, and how it can broaden your professional opportunities!
Master the Exam Blueprint:
Dive into the heart of the Patient Care Technician competition by understanding the exam blueprint. Our workshop will provide a walkthrough of the test-question content outline, ensuring you know exactly what to study. We’ll dive deeper into each of the exam topic categories and share NHA’s CPCT/A Test Plan with you, giving you a competitive edge before you even start. You’ll also learn how to leverage available resources to their fullest potential.
Prepare with Skills Enhancement:
Get hands-on with a review of the practical competition skills selected for the critical Round 2 Skills Test. Our experts will give guidance on how to dissect sample scenarios that lead to skills demonstrations, highlighting essential techniques for each skill and the rationale behind them. You'll gain insights into the equipment and how to navigate the scoring rubrics so you can perform with confidence and precision. We’ll review competition guidelines and conclude with a robust Q&A to answer all your questions!
Identify transferrable healthcare skills in diverse populations
- Gain insights into recognizing the hidden potential within diverse populations.
- Identify transferable skills that are often overlooked but are essential to healthcare roles.
- Learn to see beyond traditional backgrounds and discover how adaptability, customer service, and problem-solving abilities can be harnessed to address your staffing needs, enriching your team with a wealth of untapped talent.
Develop efficient and cost-effective allied health training programs
- Learn to create efficient, cost-effective training for in-demand allied health fields.
- Get the blueprint for upskilling individuals into roles such as medical assistants, patient care technicians, pharmacy technicians, and other specialties.
- Find out how to craft educational routes that cut costs, improve learning, and quickly connect untapped talent to your staffing needs.
Build partnerships with community organizers and learning resource providers
- Delve into the strategic process of building robust partnerships, which is key to creating a sustainable talent pipeline for your health system.
- Learn how to leverage these partnerships to access a broader candidate pool, enhance your training resources, and foster a community invested in the success of your healthcare services.
- Strengthen your workforce and community ties simultaneously for long-term benefits.
Provide healthcare career pathways and support successful transitions
- Discover how to build clear healthcare career paths, aligning skills with the right allied health roles to attract and keep top talent.
- Uncover methods to ease transitions into healthcare, making newcomers feel valued and prepared.
- Discuss how to foster a growth environment that leads to a dedicated, stable workforce in your health system.
Our Presenters
Kristiana D. Routh
Product Content Strategist, RMA (AMT)
Kristiana Routh is a Product Content Strategist with the National Healthcareer Association. Her primary focus is on the clinical professions including medical assisting, phlebotomy, EKG technicians, and patient care technicians. Nationally known as a subject matter expert in the field of medical assisting, Kristiana brings over 20 years of experience from the field. Prior to working for the NHA she owned her own business as consultant to clients in the allied health education fields and she has authored many publications.
Kristiana’s experience focuses on creative solutions for educating learners in the allied health professions. Working for years as an instructor for medical assisting and other allied health programs, her approach to the current need is seen through the lens of both educator and expert.
Carla Biondiollo, MSN, RN
University of Texas
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