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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”

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

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Automated external defibrillators AED
Desktop computers
Oxygen nasal cannulas
Laptop computers
Safety razors
Patient limb restraints
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Oral thermometers
Manual blood pressure equipment
Patient transfer boards
Personal computers
Hydraulic patient lifts
Urinals
Oxygen tanks
Photocopying equipment
Rectal thermometers
Electronic stethoscopes
Medical scales
Adjustable hospital beds
Clinical trapeze traction bars
Electronic patient thermometers
Walking canes
Tympanic thermometers
Steam sterilizers
Incentive spirometers
Hospital bedpans
Urinary catheters
Oxygen tents
Multi-line telephone systems
Mechanical stethoscopes
Medical gurneys
Oxygen masks
Medical examination protective gloves
Protective patient restraints
Specimen collection containers
Patient bed scales
Blood glucometers
Therapeutic cold packs
Patient arm slings
Patient walkers
Urinalysis test strips
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