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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 “Nursing Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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