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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 “Hospice Aide”

Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Change bed linens or make beds.
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.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
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.
Record height or weight of patients.
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.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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