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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 “Medication Aide”

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

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

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