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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Medical procedure coding software
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
MEDITECH software
Health information database software
Medical condition coding software
Billing software