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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 Associate”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Excel
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Microsoft Word
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