Resident care technician vs prn

The differences between resident care technicians 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 resident care technician and an prn. Additionally, a resident care technician has an average salary of $44,969, which is higher than the $39,642 average annual salary of an prn.

The top three skills for a resident care technician include troubleshoot, patients and medication administration. The most important skills for an prn are patients, healthcare, and occupational therapy.

Resident care technician vs prn overview

	Resident Care Technician	PRN
Yearly salary	$44,969	$39,642
Hourly rate	$21.62	$19.06
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	104,179	72,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Resident care technician vs prn salary

Resident care technicians and prns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Care Technician	PRN
Average salary	$44,969	$39,642
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $66,000	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 resident care technician and prn education

There are a few differences between a resident care technician and an prn in terms of educational background:

	Resident Care Technician	PRN
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident care technician vs prn demographics

Here are the differences between resident care technicians' and prns' demographics:

	Resident Care Technician	PRN
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 21.0% Female, 79.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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 resident care technician and prn duties and responsibilities

Resident care technician example responsibilities.

Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Assist residents as needed to perform and maintain ADL's.
Certify to administer medications and CPR for adults, children and infants.
Assist residents with dementia and Alzheimer's disease with basic activities of daily living
Prepare meals, housekeeping, assist residents with ADL'S and laundry as needed.
Present and expedite solutions to problem solving, maintain clinical documentation and HIPPA laws to protect the privacy of the clients.

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.

Resident care technician vs prn skills

Common resident care technician skills

Troubleshoot, 18%
Patients, 14%
Medication Administration, 10%
Compassion, 7%
CPR, 6%
Patient Behavior, 5%

Common prn skills

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