AIDE, SURGICAL (NOC 33102)

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 set-up and maintenance of traction equipment, cleaning or sterilizing equipment, maintaining and repairing equipment, and assembling, setting-up and operating job-related 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 on-the-job 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 driver's 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

Proficiency or complexity level

Management of Material Resources

3 - Moderate Level

Oral Communication : Active Listening

3 - Moderate Level

Social Perceptiveness

3 - Moderate Level

Coordinating

2 - Low Level

Instructing

2 - Low Level

Monitoring

2 - Low Level

Time Management

2 - Low Level

Quality Control Testing

2 - Low Level

Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment

2 - Low Level

Troubleshooting

2 - Low Level

Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes

Importance

Concern for Others

5 - Extremely important

Social Orientation

4 - Highly important

Stress Tolerance

4 - Highly important

Collaboration

4 - Highly important

Adaptability

4 - Highly important

Attention to Detail

4 - Highly important

Service Orientation

3 - Important

Independence

3 - Important

Leadership

3 - Important

Active Learning

2 - Somewhat important

Knowledge Help - Knowledge

Knowledge level

Languages

2 - Intermediate Level

Physical Health

2 - Intermediate Level

Biology

1 - Basic Level

Clerical

1 - Basic Level

Client Service

1 - Basic Level

Mathematics

1 - Basic Level

Mental Health

1 - Basic Level

Public Safety and Security

1 - Basic Level