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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 “Hospital Attendant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Word
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Medical condition coding software
Medical procedure coding software
Microsoft Excel
Billing software