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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 “Surgical Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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