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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 “Medical Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Medical procedure coding software
Billing software
Medical condition coding software
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Word