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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 Helper”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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