This unit group covers personal care workers in health services such as Dental aid, Sterilization aid, Hospital orderly, Medical imaging assistant,and Pharmacy aid.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified - from $1,433 to $3,644 per month - 2024.
- A Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified typically earns between $1,433 and $2,402 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,548 and $2,843 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Cleaning and sterilizing surgical, dental and pharmaceutical instruments, bottles, beakers and other equipment
- Labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock on shelves
- Lifting, turning, and moving patients and transporting them in wheelchairs or on moveable beds
- Preparing patients for examination or treatment
- Setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting dentists or radiographers during procedures
- Exposing diagnostic x-rays
