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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”

Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Record height or weight of patients.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Change bed linens or make beds.
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.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
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.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
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.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
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.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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