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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 “Institutional Aide”

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
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.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
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.
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.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
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.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
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.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
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.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
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.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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