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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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