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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Excel
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Medical record charting software
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