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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”

Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
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.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
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.
Record height or weight of patients.
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.
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.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
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.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
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.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
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.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Medical procedure coding software
Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Excel
Medical record charting software
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