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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 “Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)”

Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Assist nurses or physicians in the operation of medical equipment or provision of patient care.
Restock patient rooms with personal hygiene items, such as towels, washcloths, soap, or toilet paper.
Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Document or otherwise report observations of patient behavior, complaints, or physical symptoms to nurses.
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.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
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.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Provide information such as directions, visiting hours, or patient status information to visitors or callers.
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.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Record height or weight of patients.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
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.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.

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