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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 “Health Service Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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