Metrowest Healthcare Academy

The Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide hybrid program at Metrowest Healthcare Academy is 90 hours in length. This includes 69 hours of lecture/theory and lab/practice and 21 hours of clinical experience at an approved Long-Term Care Facility or Hospital. Through lectures, videos, games, role-playing, and laboratory practice, the students receive a broad range of training that includes; infection control, communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, psycho-social needs, basic restorative services and skills, basic nursing skills, quality improvement and more. Nursing Aides will also be able to assist patients with Activities of Daily Living such as bathing, dressing, positioning, transfer, ambulation, and vital signs, as well as learning how to gather information needed to provide care for people within the health care system.

WEEKDAYS CALENDAR (3-4 WEEKS)

NOTE: The above schedules DO NOT apply during the clinical week. There shall be one clinical day on a Saturday.

• DAY CLINICAL – 6:15AM-1PM


• NIGHT CLINICAL – 1:30PM -8PM

Course Description: This program is designed to train students to draw blood from patients or donors in hospital, blood bank, or similar facility for analysis or other medical purposes. Student must complete 80 clock hours of theory and 100 clock hours of externship. This course is a hybrid program and is offered in the morning, afternoon and weekends. 

Program Objective/Description

The Patient Care Technician (PCT) program is designed to train the student for an entry level position in all of the relevant aspects of patient care technician assistance, diagnostic testing specifically electrocardiography (EKG), phlebotomy, nursing assistant, home health care needs. This program is designed for those interested for an entry level position as patient care technician in a nursing home, rehabilitation facility, extended care facility, a hospital or as Home Health Care Aid. The student learns to use basic types of patient care technician/home health care, phlebotomy and EKG equipment. The student receives all required in-service training and certifications such as Domestic Violence, HIV/AIDS, OSHA, Infection Control and Universal Precautions, Understanding Alzheimer’s disease and CPR. Upon completion of this program, student will possess the skills and hands on experience needed at an entry level Patient Care Technician utilizing patient care skills in a variety of healthcare settings. Upon completing the Nursing Assistant component of the Program, the PCT graduate is eligible to sit for Massachusetts State Certification Nursing Assistant Exam.

Program Length: 6-7.5 weeks

Class Schedule: Monday thru Friday (30 hours per week)

Morning: 8:00am – 2:30pm

Afternoon: 4:00pm-10:30pm

The Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide hybrid program at Metrowest Healthcare Academy is 90 hours in length. This includes 69 hours of lecture/theory and lab/practice and 21 hours of clinical experience at an approved Long-Term Care Facility or Hospital. Through lectures, videos, games, role-playing, and laboratory practice, the students receive a broad range of training that includes; infection control, communication and interpersonal skills, safety and emergency procedures, personal care skills, psycho-social needs, basic restorative services and skills, basic nursing skills, quality improvement and more. Nursing Aides will also be able to assist patients with Activities of Daily Living such as bathing, dressing, positioning, transfer, ambulation, and vital signs, as well as learning how to gather information needed to provide care for people within the health care system.

WEEKDAYS CALENDAR (3-4 WEEKS)

NOTE: The above schedules DO NOT apply during the clinical week. There shall be one clinical day on a Saturday.

• DAY CLINICAL – 6:15AM-1PM


• NIGHT CLINICAL – 1:30PM -8PM

Course Description: This program is designed to train students to draw blood from patients or donors in hospital, blood bank, or similar facility for analysis or other medical purposes. Student must complete 80 clock hours of theory and 100 clock hours of externship. This course is a hybrid program and is offered in the morning, afternoon and weekends. 

Course Description: This program is designed to train students to draw blood from patients or donors in hospital, blood bank, or similar facility for analysis or other medical purposes. Student must complete 80 clock hours of theory and 100 clock hours of externship. This course is a hybrid program and is offered in the morning, afternoon and weekends. 

Course Description: This program is designed to train students to draw blood from patients or donors in hospital, blood bank, or similar facility for analysis or other medical purposes. Student must complete 80 clock hours of theory and 100 clock hours of externship. This course is a hybrid program and is offered in the morning, afternoon and weekends.