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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 Sitter”

Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
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.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
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.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Exercise patients who are comatose, paralyzed, or have restricted mobility.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
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.
Record height or weight of patients.
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.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
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.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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