Is this Health Care Career Right for Me?
The TRU Health Care Assistant program is designed to develop student knowledge, skills and values necessary to be employed as a front-line caregiver in a variety of settings including residential care facilities, home support agencies and assisted living facilities. On graduation from the TRU HCA program you will be ready to provide hands on care to older adults experiencing chronic health issues.
Graduates are prepared to function collaboratively as members of an inter-disciplinary health care team. In facilities they work under the direct supervision of an appropriate health professional.
Wages
The Health Care Assistant program wage scale can vary from $16.00/hour to $22.00/hour to start depending upon the facility and situation.
Laddering
The Health Care Assistant program can ladder in the first steps toward;
- LPN
- BSN
Types of Employers
- The Assisted Living Facilities
- Complex Care Facilities
- Dementia Care Units
- Adult Day Services
- Home Support Agencies
- Residential Care
- Community Care Facilities
Career Resource Links
Available to you are several websites that can aid you in learning more about the Health Care Assistant program, as well as employment opportunities within Canada.
EMPLOYERS
Interior Health
Canadian Adult Care
Kamloops Seniors Village
Pine Grove Care Centre
The Hamlets at Westsyde
Ridgeview Lodge
Berwick on the Park
RESOURCES
Interior Health Association
BC Cares Association
BC Coalition for People with Disabilities
Canadian Mental Health Association
Alzheimer's Society
Multiple Sclerosis Society
For more information, visit these pages on our website: