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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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