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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's Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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