Will “Patient Care Assistant (PCA)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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 “Patient Care Assistant (PCA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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