does being an OR Attendant count for PCE hours?
hi all, i just ended a full-time position at an orthopedic hospital not too long ago, working there for over 6 full months. for my caspa application process, i’m not too sure if my time there counts for PCE hours or HCE hours. i didn’t have any administrative duties at all and the job was fully physical.
i would prepare OR beds for different surgeries, aid in prepping patient extremities prior to the surgery, transfer patients from the OR beds to their inpatient beds/stretchers, turn over rooms between cases, wipe fecal matter/blood/urine/bones, and communicate with the patients and vast surgical team. it was a really laborious job, but i’m not too sure if this counts for PCE hours since i didn’t take vitals or draw any labs. however, my time there was incredibly valuable in gaining insight on the medical field because it was quite stressful and high intensity. i definitely will have to reach out to the programs i am applying to but i wanted to get some insight- some of the PAs i spoke to said that this job definitely counts for PCE but not too sure. thank you!!
Posted Aug 13, 2024, 11:58 PM UTC