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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”

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

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Patient walkers
Steam sterilizers
Electronic patient thermometers
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Foot boards
Adjustable hospital beds
Patient transfer boards
Oral thermometers
Hospital bedpans
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Specimen collection containers
Urinary catheters
Urinals
Oxygen masks
Medical gurneys
Gait belts
Walking canes
Patient bed scales
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Crutches
Patient limb restraints
Patient arm slings
Desktop computers
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Therapeutic cold packs
Medical examination protective gloves
Patient transport wheelchairs
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Bed cradles
Automated blood pressure cuffs
Safety razors
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