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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 “Hospice Aide”

Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Gather information from caregivers, nurses, or physicians about patient condition, treatment plans, or appropriate activities.
Remind patients to take medications or nutritional supplements.
Supply, collect, or empty bedpans.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients.
Observe or examine patients to detect symptoms that may require medical attention, such as bruises, open wounds, or blood in urine.
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.
Communicate with patients to ascertain feelings or need for assistance or social and emotional support.
Undress, wash, and dress patients who are unable to do so for themselves.
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.
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.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Measure and record food and liquid intake or urinary and fecal output, reporting changes to medical or nursing staff.
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.
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.
Record height or weight of patients.
Feed patients or assist patients to eat or drink.
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.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Collect specimens, such as urine, feces, or sputum.
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Administer medications or treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, or douches, as directed by a physician or nurse.
Change bed linens or make beds.
Prepare or serve food trays.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Wash, groom, shave, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Apply clean dressings, slings, stockings, or support bandages, under direction of nurse or physician.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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