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Career: Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Answer patients' call signals. |
100
|
Provide patients with help walking, exercising, and moving in and out of bed. |
99
|
Observe patients' conditions, measuring and recording food and liquid intake and output and vital signs, and report changes to professional staff. |
98
|
Turn and reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores. |
97
|
Clean rooms and change linens. |
94
|
Feed patients who are unable to feed themselves. |
94
|
Provide patient care by supplying and emptying bed pans, applying dressings and supervising exercise routines. |
88
|
Transport patients to treatment units, using a wheelchair or stretcher. |
83
|
Collect specimens such as urine, feces, or sputum. |
82
|
Deliver messages, documents and specimens. |
76
|
Answer phones and direct visitors. |
75
|
Bathe, groom, shave, dress, or drape patients to prepare them for surgery, treatment, or examination. |
74
|
Prepare, serve, and collect food trays. |
69
|
Restrain patients if necessary. |
33
|
Explain medical instructions to patients and family members. |
27
|
Maintain inventory by storing, preparing, sterilizing, and issuing supplies such as dressing packs and treatment trays. |
26
|
Set up equipment such as oxygen tents, portable x-ray machines, and overhead irrigation bottles. |
26
|
Administer medications and treatments, such as catheterizations, suppositories, irrigations, enemas, massages, and douches, as directed by a physician or nurse. |
23
|
Perform clerical duties such as processing documents and scheduling appointments. |
17
|
Work as part of a medical team that examines and treats clinic outpatients. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
85
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
76
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
74
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
72
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
70
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
70
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
67
|
Getting Information
|
64
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
63
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
59
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
58
|
Processing Information
|
58
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
52
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
51
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
51
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
47
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
46
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
45
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
45
|
Thinking Creatively
|
43
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
42
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
42
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
40
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
39
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
39
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
38
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
36
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
35
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
32
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
31
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
28
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
27
|
Interacting With Computers
|
25
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
24
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
22
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
22
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
13
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|