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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”

Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
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.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
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.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Record height or weight of patients.
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.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
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.
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.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Related Technology & Tools

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

MEDITECH software
Microsoft Office
Health information database software
Microsoft Excel
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Medical procedure coding software
Billing software
Microsoft Word
Medical record charting software
Medical condition coding software