Medical attendant vs care associate

The differences between medical attendants and care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a medical attendant and a care associate. Additionally, a care associate has an average salary of $32,558, which is higher than the $32,495 average annual salary of a medical attendant.

The top three skills for a medical attendant include patients, vital signs and patient care. The most important skills for a care associate are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Medical attendant vs care associate overview

	Medical Attendant	Care Associate
Yearly salary	$32,495	$32,558
Hourly rate	$15.62	$15.65
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	90,396	192,391
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Medical attendant vs care associate salary

Medical attendants and care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Attendant	Care Associate
Average salary	$32,495	$32,558
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Hollister, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Analysis Group
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between medical attendant and care associate education

There are a few differences between a medical attendant and a care associate in terms of educational background:

	Medical Attendant	Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Medical attendant vs care associate demographics

Here are the differences between medical attendants' and care associates' demographics:

	Medical Attendant	Care Associate
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 29.1% Female, 70.9%	Male, 22.3% Female, 77.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 6.0% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 7.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between medical attendant and care associate duties and responsibilities

Medical attendant example responsibilities.

Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
Pass medication, food prep, help with ADL s, wash laundry, and chart behaviors, dressing, etc ...
Follow HIPAA privacy policy guidelines.
Maintain confidentiality at all times according to hospital policy and procedures and HIPAA requirements.
Assist patients and family members with personal and environmental difficulties which accompany a predispose illness.
Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.

Care associate example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Provide direct care to patients in intensive care unit with empathy, compassion and enthusiasm.
Utilize strong interpersonal skills to educate patients on procedures, rehabilitation and contraception methods.
Care for patients requiring telemetry monitoring and work collaboratively with telemetry technician/nurses to detect and report abnormalities to physicians.
Coordinate with clinicians to meet the specific needs of patients and perform clinical care in an ICU.
Assign to new ER and ICU departments by leadership to maintain quality of patient care and increase patient satisfaction.

Medical attendant vs care associate skills

Common medical attendant skills

Patients, 44%
Vital Signs, 18%
Patient Care, 17%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 6%
Surgery, 2%

Common care associate skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 11%
PCA, 7%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 7%
Customer Service, 5%