High opportunity occupation
About this job
Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates are all types of health care assistants (HCAs). In B.C., HCAs who work in hospitals and facilities are known as care aides. They assist nurses, doctors, hospital and facility staff in the basic care of patients.
Watch the video below to see what a day in the life of a patient care attendant is like.
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Common job titles
- aide, geriatric
- aide, nursing
- aide, respite care
- assistant, continuing care
- assistant, environmental - medical
- assistant, health care
- assistant, nursing (non-registered)
- assistant, patient care / patient service
- attendant, first aid
- attendant, geriatric health care
- attendant, medical - patient transfer
- companion, resident - medical
- EMCA (emergency medical care attendant)
- escort - health services
- HCA
- hospice
- orderly, hospital / medical / nursing
- patient service
- porter, hospital
- responder, emergency - medical
- support person, environmental - medical
- aide, geriatric
- aide, nursing
- aide, respite care
- assistant, continuing care
- assistant, environmental - medical
- assistant, health care
- assistant, nursing (non-registered)
- assistant, patient care / patient service
- attendant, first aid
- attendant, geriatric health care
- attendant, medical - patient transfer
- companion, resident - medical
- EMCA (emergency medical care attendant)
- escort - health services
- HCA
- hospice
- orderly, hospital / medical / nursing
- patient service
- porter, hospital
- responder, emergency - medical
- support person, environmental - medical
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$45,091
Source:
2019 Job Bank Wage data
Provincial hourly rate
Source: 2019 Job Bank Wage Report