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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 “Nurse Technician”

Change bed linens or make beds.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Prepare or serve food 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.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
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.
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.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
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.
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.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
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.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Health information database software
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Microsoft Word
Medical condition coding software
MEDITECH software
Microsoft Excel
Billing software
Microsoft Office
Medical record charting software