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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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