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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 “Ward Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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