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Job Description

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. May transfer or transport patients. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-1014.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 27,650.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
Currently, there are 1,443,150 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nursing Assistants”.

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Tasks for “Certified Medication Aide (CMA)”

Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Record height or weight of patients.
Provide physical support to assist patients to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Set up treating or testing equipment, such as oxygen tents, portable radiograph (x-ray) equipment, or overhead irrigation bottles, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.

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Multi-line telephone systems
Patient transport wheelchairs
Oxygen nasal cannulas
Blood glucometers
Medical examination protective gloves
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Rectal thermometers
Patient limb restraints
Hospital bedpans
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Personal computers
Medical gurneys
Crutches
Laptop computers
Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Safety razors
Oral thermometers
Oxygen masks
Oxygen tanks
Tympanic thermometers
Electronic patient thermometers
Bed cradles
Urinary catheters
Patient walkers
Urinals
Incentive spirometers
Photocopying equipment
Walking canes
Patient bed scales
Patient transfer boards
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Hospital intercom equipment
Automated external defibrillators AED
Oxygen tents
Hydraulic patient lifts
Steam sterilizers
Therapeutic hot packs
Gait belts
Shower chairs
Orthopedic splint sets
Adjustable hospital beds
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