Health Care Assistant Upgrade
Course
In Kamloops (Canada)
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
Kamloops (Canada)
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Class hours
255h
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Duration
12 Weeks
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Start date
Different dates available
This program prepares individuals with previous health care assistant education and experience for practice in BC. It is designed to address individual needs as identified through the NCAS (Nursing Community Assessment Service) HCA Competency Assessment.
It enables individuals to review and enhance previously acquired knowledge and upgrade their skills to meet practice requirements so that they may become registered as HCAs in BC with BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.
The NCAS Upgrade Program includes the following:
1. Comprehensive Theory Review Modules (2 months, 155 hours)
The theory review component is designed to be completed in a self-paced and self-directed format, with online learning modules and assessments. Students will work at their own pace, and an HCA instructor will be available to answer content-specific questions and to support student progress.
2. HCA Lab Skills Review and Skills Testing (1 month, 20 hours)
After completing the theory review, students will be oriented to the skills lab and will work with an HCA instructor for a basic HCA skills refresher before being assessed for a complex care placement.
3. Supervised Practice Experience Multi-Level/Complex Care (40 hours)
Students will be assigned to a clinical setting under the supervision of an HCA Clinical Instructor, where the student will be expected to meet program learning outcomes in the practice setting.
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About this course
The nine program learning outcomes persecibed by the NCAS that the students must meet for successful completion of this program are:
Provides person-centred care and assistance that recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each individual client
Uses an informed problem-solving approach to provide care and assistance that promotes the physical, psychological, social, cognitive and/or spiritual well-being of clients and families
Provides care and assistance for clients experiencing complex health challenges
Provides care and assistance for clients experiencing cognitive and/or mental health challenges
Interacts with other members of the healthcare team in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals
Communicates clearly, accurately, and in sensitive ways with clients and families within a variety of community and facility contexts
Provides personal care and assistance in a safe, competent and organized manner
Recognizes and responds to own self-development, learning and health-enhancement needs
Performs the care provider role in a reflective, responsible, accountable and professional/ethical manner
Acute/Complex Care Facility
Adult Day Care
Assisted Living
Group Homes
Home Support Agencies
Long Term Care
Private Homes
Special Care Units
In addition to meeting the Minimum English Competency Requirements for BC Health Care Assistant Programs, the following program admission requirements apply:
Proof of meeting English Language Competency Requirements:
English 10 or equivalent with a grade of C (for native speakers of English) or English for Healthcare with a grade of 76%
Standardized English language test score (for non-native speakers of English)
For further information on English requirements, see your Career Advisor
The BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry reviews and recognizes Health Care Assistant programs in BC to ensure that they are: following the provincial curriculum, implementing a common set of training standards, and graduating competent front-line health care providers.
Confirming that health care assistants meet registration requirements is integral to the Registry’s mandate of patient protection and improved standards of care.
Graduates of the HCA program delivered by Sprott Shaw College are eligible for registration with the BC Care Aide and Community Health Worker Registry to demonstrate their competence and credentials to work for publicly funded employers in BC.
Reviews
Subjects
- Health
- Health nursing
- Interpersonal Communication
- Health Management
- Health and Social Care
Course programme
- HCAU100 - Health and Healing: Concepts for Practice
- HCAU101 - Health 1: Interpersonal Communications
- HCAU102 - Health 2: Lifestyle and Choices
- HCAU200 - Health Care Assistant: Introduction to Practice
- HCAU201 - Healing 1: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Common Health Challenges
- HCAU202 - Healing 2: Caring for Individuals Experiencing Cognitive or Mental Challenges
- HCAU203 - Acute Care
- HCAU204 - Healing 3: Personal Care and Assistance (Theory Only)
- HCAU300 - Healing 3: Lab Skills Review and Skills Testing Upgrade
- HCAU400 - Practice Experience Multilevel / Complex Care
Health Care Assistant Upgrade