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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 “Gericare Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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