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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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