Entry Level Qualification 

12

Career Fields 

Allied & Para Medical Science

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

CUET UG, AIIMS BSC

About Career 

As a Patient Care Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting patients in bathing, dressing, feeding, monitoring and documenting vital signs, and performing basic laboratory tasks. You will be involved in maintaining a conducive environment in various departments of hospitals/home settings.

As a Patient Care Assistant, you will be trained in maintaining activities of the patient’s daily living, patient comfort, safety, and health needs. You will be working in coordination with doctors nurses and other healthcare providers and deliver the healthcare services as suggested by them at a hospital or home setting in shifts, nursing homes, clinics, long-term care facilities, and GPs’ (General Practitioners) offices.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

As a Patient Care Assistant, you will be engaged with one or more of the following roles and responsibilities:

1. You will be maintaining records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems for reporting and discussing observations with supervisors doctors, or physicians.

2. You will be providing help to patients such as helping them in moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.

3. You will be keeping patients mentally healthy by entertaining them or conversing with them.

4. You will be planning, purchasing, preparing, or serving meals to patients, as per the prescribed diet chart.

5. You will be checking, monitoring, and recording the pulse, temperature, and respiration of patients.

6. You will be providing massage to patients or you will apply treatments or preparations such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lump stimulation.

7. You will be taking or accompanying the patients to the doctor’s chamber or on other trips outside the home, assisting, and companionship.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per the scheme of studies – Apply for a Certificate in Medical Nursing Assistant / Diploma in General Duty Assistant / Diploma in Medical Nursing Assistant.

After completing class 10, you can apply for a certificate in Medical Nursing Assistant / Diploma in General Duty Assistant / Diploma in Medical Nursing Assistant from any vocational institute or other similar institutes such as Symbiosis College of Nursing, Delhi Paramedical and Management Institute, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, IIMT Group of Colleges, Agra, etc.

After completing class 8, you can either apply for a certificate in General Duty Assistant/a certificate in Patient Care Assistant from any vocational institute or other similar institutes such as Symbiosis College of Nursing, Delhi Paramedical and Management Institute, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, IIMT Group of Colleges, Agra, etc. This certification program is usually 6 months in duration and you need to be 20 years of age before applying for this program.

After completing class 12, you can apply for an Auxiliary Nurse and midwife from any vocational institute or other similar institutes such as Symbiosis College of Nursing, Delhi Paramedical and Management Institute, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Christian Medical College (Vellore), Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research - [JIPMER], etc. This course is usually 2 years in duration.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

1. After your class 10, you can apply for a Certificate in Medical Nursing Assistant / Diploma in General Duty Assistant / Diploma in Medical Nursing Assistant.

2. If you have completed class 8, you can apply for a Certificate in General Duty Assistant / Patient Care Assistant.

3. However, after your class 12, you can apply for an Auxiliary Nurse and midwife program.

Competencies Required

1. Realistic- You should have an interest in Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment. 

2. Social - You should have an interest in Social Occupations. Social occupations involve helping or assisting others; these involve working with and communicating with people to provide various services; these may involve educating and advising others.

3. Problem Sensitivity- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

4. Personal Care Service- Knowledge of how to provide various assistance and services to others. This includes looking after the needs of individuals, understanding what they need, and providing all assistance at home or elsewhere.

5. Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

6. Service Orientation - Skills in or a keen interest in helping and assisting people.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

After your Diploma/Certification program, you can get job opportunities as a General Duty Assistant Patient Care Assistant, or Auxiliary Nurse and midwife. You will be employed in:

1. Hospitals, private or government

2. Nursing Homes

3. Home Healthcare agencies

 4. Healthcare Clinics

Career Growth

As a Patient Care Assistant, you can only be promoted if you pursue a higher level of education. The best option for you will be to become an independent Patient Care Assistant.

Salary Offered  

1. At the beginning of your career, you may earn about Rs. 5,000 – 6,000 per month.

2. With 3-5 years of experience, you may earn about Rs. 6,000-8,000 or even more per month.

3. With 8-10 years of experience, you may earn about Rs. 8,000 – 12,000 or even more per month.

4. In Government jobs or Government hospitals, you may look forward to a much higher earning. You will begin with about Rs. 15,000 a month. You will get yearly increments and you may look forward to earning about Rs. 40,000 – 50,000 a month after 15-20 years of experience.

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience

3. Mid-Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also shortly, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

As a Patient Care Assistant, you will be involved in some or all of the following activities:-

1. Assisting and caring for people - Assisting people in availing of services; taking care of people in different situations; offering help and services to others.

2. Getting Information and learning - Observing, hearing, and reading using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

3. Communicating with co-workers and others - Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc., or with people at large.

4. Identifying objects, actions, and events - Identifying various characteristics of objects; observing and understanding actions and events; understanding changes in actions and events.

5. Handling and moving objects and materials - Using hands or otherwise using physical strength to handle and move objects and materials; maneuver, install, lift, place, manipulate, etc.

6. Developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships - Developing professional relationships with co-workers and others outside organizations and maintaining good relationships.

7. Organizing, planning, and prioritizing tasks - Planning and organizing tasks to achieve work goals; prioritizing tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.