PSOC Unit group 5329 — Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified

This Unit Group covers personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified in Minor Group 532. Personal Care Workers in Health Services. For instance the group includes occupations such as dental aid, sterilization aid, hospital orderly, medical imaging assistant, and pharmacy aide. Their tasks include: a) cleaning and sterilizing surgical, dental and pharmaceutical instruments, bottles, beakers and other equipment; b) labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock on shelves; c) lifting, turning, and moving patients and transporting them in wheelchairs or on moveable beds; d) preparing patients for examination or treatment; e) setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting dentists or radiographers during procedures; f) exposing diagnostic X-rays. Examples of the occupations classified here: Dental aide, First aid assistant, Hospital orderly, Medical imaging assistant, Pharmacy aide, Phlebotomist, Sterilization aide

Use this unit group when the occupation wording needs to sit under Personal care workers in health services.

Use this node when the job title is more specific than the broader Personal care workers in health services grouping.