Health Care Assistant (HCA) Standardized Orientation Program (orientation modules)

Course Description: This online HCA standardized orientation program is available for all HCAs through the Expedited Registration Pathway. This pathway is enabled through partnership between the Ministry of Health and the BC Care Aide & Community Health Worker Registry.

Please click on the Enroll in Curriculum button to receive a list of courses to complete. You will need to sign up for an account with the LearningHub using either your new employee email, or your personal email.

Please click on the Standardized Orientation Program Checklist for more information.

To print transcript or course certificate(s) for the Registry or for your employer or for help in using the LearningHub go to: http://learninghubhelp.phsa.ca/take-a-course/finish-a-course-get-certification You may print a hard copy or you may download as an electronic PDF document. Electronic PDF documents can be saved and emailed to the Registry or to your employer as evidence of completion.

HCA Orientation Modules

1. HCA Practice in BC (1 course)
2. Violence Prevention (8 courses):
   • 1. Introduction to Violence Prevention
   • 2. Recognize Risks and Behaviors
   • 3. Assess and Plan: Part 1 Complete Point of Care Risk Assessment
   • 4. Assess and Plan: Part 2 Develop Behavioural Care Plans
   • 5. Respond to the Risk: Part 1 Perform De-escalation Communication
   • 6. Respond to the Risk: Part 2 Perform De-escalation strategies
   • 7. Respond to the Risk: Part 3 Determine When and How to Get Help
   • 8. Report and Communicate Post-Incident
3. Recognizing and Responding to Adult Abuse (1 course)
4. Infection Prevention & Control Practices (1 course)
5. Safe Patient Handling Guidelines (14 courses):
   • Patient Handling Guidelines
   • Ceiling Lift – Overview
   • Ceiling Lift – Universal Sling
   • Ceiling Lift – Boosting, Turning, & Lateral Transfer
   • Ceiling Lift – Lifting Patient from the Floor
   • Total Body Floor Lift
   • Sit/Stand Lift
   • HoverMatt
   • HoverJack
   • Slidersheet – Boosting & Turning
   • Lateral Transfer Sliding Board
   • Assisting a Patient from Lying to Sitting
   • Standing Transfer – Bed to Chair/Commode
   • Lowering a Patient to the Floor