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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 “Ward Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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