Medical attendant vs prn

The differences between medical attendants and prns 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 an prn. Additionally, an prn has an average salary of $39,642, 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 an prn are patients, healthcare, and occupational therapy.

Medical attendant vs prn overview

	Medical Attendant	PRN
Yearly salary	$32,495	$39,642
Hourly rate	$15.62	$19.06
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	90,396	72,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Medical attendant vs prn salary

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

	Medical Attendant	PRN
Average salary	$32,495	$39,642
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $17,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Erlanger Health System
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between medical attendant and prn education

There are a few differences between a medical attendant and an prn in terms of educational background:

	Medical Attendant	PRN
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 34%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Medical Assisting Services	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Medical attendant vs prn demographics

Here are the differences between medical attendants' and prns' demographics:

	Medical Attendant	PRN
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 29.1% Female, 70.9%	Male, 21.0% Female, 79.0%
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, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 8.3% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between medical attendant and prn 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.

Prn example responsibilities.

Develop discharge plans base on individual patients' medical and ADL needs to ensure safety and security issues are addressed.
Experience with ICU patients including ventilator and non-ventilator dependent patients.
Tend to the physical and emotional needs of patients recovering from critical injury or extensive orthopedic surgery.
Provide patient rehabilitation to primarily geriatric short/long term care patients of different diagnosis and document treatment sessions appropriately.
Provide PRN speech services including evaluation and treatments in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient settings with adult populations
Incorporate invasive monitoring and CPR skills as needed.

Medical attendant vs prn skills

Common medical attendant skills

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

Common prn skills

Patients, 29%
Healthcare, 9%
Occupational Therapy, 7%
CPR, 5%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Customer Service, 4%