Dr. Thomas Xu is an internist in White Plains, NY. He is skilled at diagnosing & treating a very wide range of diseases & illnesses in adult patients.
If you do live in a state where it is necessary to be a CNA before becoming a certified medication technician, you need to go through a CNA postsecondary program.
1. Become a CNA. A person must become a CNA before they can apply to be a PCT at a hospital. Most community colleges have a program that can train the student and make them eligible for National Certification Exam to be a certified patient care technician by National Certification Career Association. Experience in the field for one year. 2  Join a training program and complete it. 3  To become a patient care technician. 4  Register for National Certification exam to become a certified patient care technician by NCCA National certification career association.