Health Care Assistant: Information Session

1. Health Care Assistant: Information Session

2. TRU HCA Certificate Program • 27 week program (745 hours) with 4 months theory and 3 months practicums • Designed to prepare the graduate to function, under supervision, as a Health Care Assistant. • On-campus Admissions:  September to March January to July (break March 16 – 20) March toOctober (break July 19 – Aug 9) • Offered at the TRU Williams Lake Campus on alternating years School of Nursing / HCA website: http://www.tru.ca/nursing/programs/healthcare.html

3. TRU HCA Certificate Program • Graduates receive a Health Care Assistant Certificate from an accredited institution upon program completion • Eligible to be registered with BC Care Aide Registry to work as a HCA http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/Home.aspx • Learned skills will be applied in the community utilizing care facilities, assisted living facilities and private homes. October 18, 2014 is Health Care Assistant Day in BC “The one thing that all of the 38,000 health care assistants in BC have in common is that they provide frontline care and service to people who cannot care for themselves.” http://www.cachwr.bc.ca/About-the-Registry/News-Information/HCA-Day-Proclamation.aspx

4. What you learn in the HCA program….. • ….learn to provide hands on care to older adults using a person centered approach • ….learn to practice ethically in a responsible and accountable manner using caring and respectful communication skills. • ….learn think critically and creatively to meet the varying needs of people you care for and to work effectively as a team member. • ….learn to assist the older adult in meeting his/her basic physical, emotional, environmental and social needs. • ….learn to provide practical assistance to help maintain the client's maximum independence within the limits of his/her ability.

5. TRU HCA Curriculum • HCA program follows the BC HCA Provincial Curriculum • Full-time program with a required 90% attendance • Expect approximately 1-2 hours of homework per night • 9 separate courses • Passing grade is 70% • Course work consists of quizzes, exams, written and oral assignments • Course Schedule: (times may vary) Mainly Monday to Friday • Classroom lectures: 8, 8:30, 9 am –2:30, 3, 3:30 pm - 5/6 hours/day

6. TRU HCA Curriculum Practice Skills: • Personal care skills (bedmaking, bedbath, etc.) are demonstrated, practiced and tested in the Nursing Lab • Skills practiced and tested in facility with instructor-led groups • Skills are graded in the nursing lab and clinical setting as pass/complete (COM grade) or unsuccessful/fail (NCG grade- No Credit Given) Clinical Practice: • Residential Care, Home Support & Assisted Living • Residential care facilities: Shifts will be a combination of day shifts 7am – 3 pm and evening shifts 2 — 10 pm • Home Support/Assisted Living: Times vary between 6 AM to 10 PM (some split shifts, no more than 8 hours/day) • Students responsible for your own transportation during this experience.

7. HCA Program Fees TRU Fees Program Fees • Tuition (approximately) $3,500.00 - $4000.00 • Additional TRU Fees: Ancillary Fee, Athletic and Recreation Fee, the Comprehensive University Enhancement Fee, Building Fund Fee, & applicable Lab/Studio Fees. • Check TRU Calendar for fee structures http://www.tru.ca/calendar.html • Preparation costs • Supplies –Texts • Costs during program http://www.tru.ca/nursing/programs/healthcare/program/costs.html • Check Program Cost Calculator link on HCA 2015/16 Admission Information Package

8. HCA Admission Requirements Educational Requirements • BC Grade 11 - minimum (Grade 12 preferred) • Satisfactory completion of English Assessment - Accuplacer Test at (Grade XI level) Required results: • Comprehension – 65 • Sentence Skill – 60 • Write Placer – 4 Strongly Recommended: • Volunteering or experience working with the elderly

9. HCA Application Process • Submit your application online through the ApplyBC website or use the TRU Applciation form at http://www.tru.ca/admissions/apply.html • Pay the $27.03 application fee Note: If you do not pay the application fee online, you must send payment to TRU Admissions (include your ApplyBC application # with payment). Your application is not processed until the application fee is received. • Submit official high school transcripts. • Provide official transcripts for any Post-Secondary Institutions previously or currently attended. • Arrange to write the Assessment Accuplacer Test TRU Assessment Centre at 250- 828-5470 or assess@tru.ca

10. Admission Process • Students accepted to the program will receive a Seat Offer Letter • You are required to pay a $500.00 Commitment Fee Payment must be made by the date indicated on the letter to secure your seat. Payment is held as deposit towards tuition fees, the balance for any outstanding tuition is due and payable prior to the start of class.

11. Accepted into HCA program and paid commitment fee .………..now what??Additional Admission Requirements These documents will be sent to you by the School of Nursing (SON) to be submitted back to SON The following requirements may be completed at TRU Community Engagement Department http://www.tru.ca/communityu.html • A BC Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Check - please be advised that a criminal record may limit practicum placement and prevent program completion • Current Immunization record • Food Safe Certificate: • Standard First Aid with CPR Level 'C' or equivalent