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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 “Clinical Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

Urinary catheters
Shower chairs
Patient bed scales
Patient transport wheelchairs
Orthopedic splint sets
Steam sterilizers
Bed cradles
Blood glucometers
Oxygen tanks
Oxygen nasal cannulas
Hospital intercom equipment
Specimen collection containers
Oral thermometers
Laptop computers
Manual blood pressure equipment
Patient limb restraints
Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Patient transfer boards
Rectal thermometers
Pulse oximeters
Oxygen tents
Walking canes
Mechanical stethoscopes
Oxygen therapy equipment
Hospital bedpans
Urinalysis test strips
Gait belts
Foot boards
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Adjustable hospital beds
Incentive spirometers
Urinals
Therapeutic cold packs
Oxygen masks
Photocopying equipment
Desktop computers
Medical examination protective gloves
Medical gurneys
Electronic stethoscopes
Patient walkers
Personal computers
Crutches
Safety razors
Bladder ultrasounds
Clinical trapeze traction bars
Protective patient restraints
Therapeutic hot packs
Electronic patient thermometers
Hydraulic patient lifts
Automated external defibrillators AED
Tympanic thermometers
Patient arm slings
Medical scales
Multi-line telephone systems

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