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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 “First Aid Attendant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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