Nurse aides orderlies and patient service associates assist nurses hospital staff and physicians in the basic care of patients. They are employed in hospitals nursing homes assisted care facilities for the elderly and other health care establishments. Emergency medical care attendant are employed by private ambulance services urgent care centers or other health facilities.
JOB DUTIES:
Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Nurse aides orderlies and patient service associates have to perform and some of the physical demands they involve:
Answer call signals; supply and empty bed pans; bathe dress and groom patients; serve meal trays feed or assist in feeding of patients and assist patients with menu selection; weigh lift turn and position patients; shave patients prior to operations; supervise patients exercise routines set up and provide leisure activities for patients accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort
Take patients blood pressure temperature and pulse; report or record fluid intake and output; observe or monitor patients status and document patient care on charts; collect specimens such as urine feces or sputum; administer suppositories colonial irrigation and enemas and perform other procedures as directed by nursing and hospital staff
Administer in emergency situations first aid to injured or ill individuals within the scope of competencies
Transport patients by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment or surgery
Carry messages reports requisitions and specimens between departments
Make beds and maintain patients rooms
Maintain inventory of supplies
May perform maintenance tasks such as assisting with the setup and maintenance of traction equipment cleaning or sterilizing equipment maintaining and repairing equipment and assembling settingup and operating jobrelated equipment
May transport patients between care facilities.
Physical demands Help Physical Demands
Standing
Bending or twisting the body
Making repetitive motions
Handling material manually
Walking and running
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Nurse aides orderlies and patient service associates are employed and some of their main characteristics:
Nursing homes
Assisted care facilities for the elderly
Health care establishments
Hospitals
Work environment Help Physical Work Environment
Indoors environmentally controlled
Biological agents
Sound and noise
Standard safety equipment
Physical proximity from others Help Physical proximity from others
Physically touching or very close
Requirements
This is what you typically need for the job.
Some secondary school education and onthejob training or a personal support worker nursing aide or health care aide college or private institutional program or a college nursing orderly program and supervised practical training are required.
Completion of specialized courses such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid is usually required.
An appropriate class of drivers licence may be required for medical attendants.
Source National Occupational Classification
Professional certification and licensing
Ontario
If this occupation is regulated you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary depending on the occupation.
If the licence is compulsory you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
If the licence is voluntary you don t need to be certified to practise this occupation.
Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.
Skills Help Skills
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| Proficiency or complexity level
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Management of Material Resources
| 3 Moderate Level
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Oral Communication: Active Listening
| 3 Moderate Level
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Social Perceptiveness
| 3 Moderate Level
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Coordinating
| 2 Low Level
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Instructing
| 2 Low Level
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Monitoring
| 2 Low Level
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Time Management
| 2 Low Level
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Quality Control Testing
| 2 Low Level
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Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
| 2 Low Level
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Troubleshooting
| 2 Low Level
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Personal Attributes Help Personal Attributes
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| Importance
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Concern for Others
| 5 Extremely important
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Social Orientation
| 4 Highly important
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Stress Tolerance
| 4 Highly important
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Collaboration
| 4 Highly important
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Adaptability
| 4 Highly important
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Attention to Detail
| 4 Highly important
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Service Orientation
| 3 Important
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Independence
| 3 Important
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Leadership
| 3 Important
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Active Learning
| 2 Somewhat important
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Knowledge Help Knowledge
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| Knowledge level
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Languages
| 2 Intermediate Level
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Physical Health
| 2 Intermediate Level
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Biology
| 1 Basic Level
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Clerical
| 1 Basic Level
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Client Service
| 1 Basic Level
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Mathematics
| 1 Basic Level
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Mental Health
| 1 Basic Level
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Public Safety and Security
| 1 Basic Level
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This is what you typically need for the job. Nurse practitioners usually require a master's degree in nursing; or completion of a nursing program with additional advanced or extended primary health care nursing education; and several years of practice as a registered nurse. Registration with a regulatory body is required for nurse practitioners in all provinces and territories. Source National Occupational Classification Professional certification and licensing Ontario If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation. If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation. If the licence is voluntary, you don t need to be certified to practise this occupation. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process. SKILLS PROFECIENCY OR COMPLEXITY LEVEL Social Perceptiveness 5 - Highest Level Coordinating 4 - High Level Instructing 4 - High Level Monitoring 4 - High Level Time Management 4 - High Level Writing 4 - High Level Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes Importance Service Orientation 5 - Extremely important Stress Tolerance 5 - Extremely important Concern for Others 5 - Extremely important Collaboration 5 - Extremely important Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely important Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important Active Learning 4 - Highly important Social Orientation 4 - Highly important Independence 4 - Highly important Leadership 4 - Highly important Knowledge Help - Knowledge Knowledge level Physical Health 3 - Advanced Level Biology 2 - Intermediate Level Humanities 2 - Intermediate Level Client Service 2 - Intermediate Level Languages 2 - Intermediate Level Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level Mental Health 2 - Intermediate Level Chemistry 1 - Basic Level Business Management 1 - Basic Level Clerical 1 - Basic Level