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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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