Will “Medication Aide” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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 “Medication Aide”

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

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

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