Does working as a Resident Aide in assisted living count as clinical experience?

[Premedandpanicking]

Does working as a Resident Aide in assisted living count as clinical experience? I would be helping residents with grooming, bathing etc

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[8YearsLate]

People are probably going to go either way with this, but I would say yes. It does help you to practice bedside manner and understand human dignity, which are important. I wouldn't rely on it as my ONLY clinical experience, however. I'd also engage in something (outside of shadowing) where you are interacting with physicians in some capacity, like a hospital, private practice, clinic, etc. Good luck!

Edit: You may want someone else's feedback on whether this falls under the "employment" section vs. the clinical experience section, or both, on applications. I never worked in healthcare so I don't know the logistics of classifying it.

 

[Stranger00120]

I worked as an LNA, and I listed it on my application as clinical, but I was also passing meds in addition to doing care. It wasn't my only clinical experience, but I listed it as paid clinical on applications.