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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 “Nursing Assistant”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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