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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 “Hospital Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Medical record charting software
Billing software
Medical procedure coding software
Health information database software
MEDITECH software
Microsoft Excel
Medical condition coding software
Microsoft Word
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