Is a patient care tech the same as a multi skilled tech?

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    by Feb 11
    My college has a multi skilled tech cert and I've been looking at jobs around my area to see if hospitals are hiring for it and I see a lot of patient care tech so I am just wondering if it is the same
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    by amanda_weinberger Feb 11 4:29 pm
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  4. Feb 11 by
    Quote from amanda_weinberger
    My college has a multi skilled tech cert and I've been looking at jobs around my area to see if hospitals are hiring for it and I see a lot of patient care tech so I am just wondering if it is the same
    Compare job's duties and qualifications as a PCT and a multi skilled tech. If they are similar, chances are they are the same. Names vary per hospitals. PCA, PCT ect. Same dog just a different collar.
  5. Feb 11 by
    @jayblade0 thank you I will compare the qualifications
  6. Feb 16 by
    At one of the hospitals I work, PCAs don't do blood draws and EKGs, but MSTs do. The MSTs only make about fifty cents more an hour though.
  7. Feb 17 by
    It depends on facility. I am an SCT (specialty care tech) in an ER. I draw blood and do EKGs. That's what makes me different than a PCT.
  8. Feb 17 by
    Ok bc my college has a multi skilled tech course and the classes are electrocardiography class , basic phlebotomy class, cna class, basic skills for allied health class, home health aide class, basic life support class, and medical terminology. So I'm not quite sure if this certificate is in its own category or just under setting else when I'm looking for job listings
  9. Feb 17 by
    I would do that course if you're looking to work in an ER. Other hospital jobs I would just do CNA. If they want you to do EKG, they will usually give you on-the-job training.
  10. Feb 17 by
    I figured if I take that it will open my ranges for jobs