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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 Corpsman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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