Should a CNA make more than a PCA?

Im a PCA, and at my work the CNAs get paid more than we do.
I am not a CNA, or certified as one, but as a PCA, we give meds, take vitals, serve meals, do toileting, grooming, showering, housekeeping, and pretty much everything else.
my question is why are the CNAs getting paid more than we do???
It seems to me that pouring and passing meds is a BIG responsibility and we should get paid more for it,
Im just curious if it is like this at other places too?
I thought they were the same thing?

Quote from pursemy question is why are the CNAs getting paid more than we do???

they should have the same job discription however, cna is certified through the state. imo someone who is certified should make more money than someone that is not. also cna/pct should not be passing medications, you are not trained in medication administration. that is the job of the lpn/rn. your facility could get in a lot of trouble for having untrained personnel handing out medications.

Not necessarily. Depends upon the employer's policies, the specific position, requirements for that position.

In the hospital I work at and the one I worked in before this one both had PCA's which are CNA's. Couldn't be a PCA without having a CNA license. I'm not sure how your job is doing things but around here they are the same so the pay is the same.

Quote from frogkissingnursethey should have the same job discription however, cna is certified through the state. imo someone who is certified should make more money than someone that is not. also cna/pct should not be passing medications, you are not trained in medication administration. that is the job of the lpn/rn. your facility could get in a lot of trouble for having untrained personnel handing out medications.

Quote from frogkissingnursealso cna/pct should not be passing medications, you are not trained in medication administration. that is the job of the lpn/rn. your facility could get in a lot of trouble for having untrained personnel handing out medications.

Where I am PCA's and CNA's are the exact same thing. In your state do PCA's have any kind of certification? If you don't that is the only thing I can think of, that since CNA's go through the time to get "certified" they get paid more. Not necessarily fair though.

At my hospital having a state certification gets you a small pay increase if you are working as a nurse aide. It is not required at my facility, so some of our nurse aides are CNAs, and some are not. The ones who have gone to the trouble/expense to take a course and the state test get rewarded for that. Makes sense to me.Do you have any certification as a PCA? If you do and if it is equivalent to or exceeds the clinical and classroom hours required to take the CNA exam in your state, you should have an equivalent/higher pay rate.