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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 Medical Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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