Nurse aidesorderlies and patient service associates assist nurses hospitalstaff and physicians in the basic care of patients.

They areemployed in hospitals nursing homes assisted care facilities forthe elderly and other health care establishments.

Emergency medicalcare attendant are employed by private ambulance services urgentcare centers or other healthfacilities.

JOBDUTIES :

Here are some of the main activities andtasks that Nurse aides orderlies and patient service associateshave to perform and some of the physical demands theyinvolve :

Answercall signals; supply and empty bed pans; bathe dress and groompatients; serve meal trays feed or assist in feeding of patientsand assist patients with menu selection;

weigh lift turn andposition patients; shave patients prior to operations; supervisepatients exercise routines set up and provide leisure activitiesfor patients accompany patients on outside recreational activitiesand perform other duties related to patient care andcomfort

Takepatients blood pressure temperature and pulse; report or recordfluid intake and output; observe or monitor patients status anddocument patient care on charts;

collect specimens such as urinefeces or sputum; administer suppositories colonial irrigation andenemas and perform other procedures as directed by nursing andhospitalstaff

Administerin emergency situations first aid to injured or ill individualswithin the scope ofcompetencies

Transportpatients by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment orsurgery

Carrymessages reports requisitions and specimens betweendepartments

Makebeds and maintain patientsrooms

Maintaininventory ofsupplies

Mayperform maintenance tasks such as assisting with the setup andmaintenance of traction equipment cleaning or sterilizing equipmentmaintaining and repairing equipment and assembling settingup andoperating jobrelatedequipment

Maytransport patients between carefacilities.

Physicaldemands Help PhysicalDemands

Standing

Bendingor twisting thebody

Makingrepetitivemotions

Handlingmaterialmanually

Walkingandrunning

Workplacesandemployers

Hereare the typical workplaces where Nurse aides orderlies and patientservice associates are employed and some of their maincharacteristics :

Nursinghomes

Assistedcare facilities for theelderly

Healthcareestablishments

Hospitals

Workenvironment Help Physical WorkEnvironment

Indoorsenvironmentallycontrolled

Biologicalagents

Soundandnoise

Standardsafetyequipment

Physicalproximity from others Help Physical proximity fromothers

Physicallytouching or veryclose

Requirements

Thisis what you typically need for thejob.

Somesecondary school education and onthejob training or a personalsupport worker nursing aide or health care aide college or privateinstitutional program or a college nursing orderly program andsupervised practical training arerequired.

Completionof specialized courses such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)and first aid is usuallyrequired.

Anappropriate class of drivers licence may be required for medicalattendants.

SourceNational OccupationalClassification

Professionalcertification andlicensing

Ontario

Ifthis occupation is regulated you may need to get a professionallicense from a regulatory authority before you can start working.

Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary depending on theoccupation.

Ifthe licence is compulsory you must be certified before you canpractise the occupation and use the professionaldesignation.

Ifthe licence is voluntary you don t need to be certified to practisethisoccupation.

Findout if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatoryauthority to learn about the certificationprocess .

SkillsHelpSkills

Proficiencyor complexitylevel

Managementof Material Resources

3 ModerateLevel

OralCommunication : Active Listening

3ModerateLevel

SocialPerceptiveness

3 ModerateLevel

Coordinating

2LowLevel

Instructing

2LowLevel

Monitoring

2Low Level

TimeManagement

2 LowLevel

QualityControl Testing

2 LowLevel

OperationMonitoring of Machinery andEquipment

2 LowLevel

Troubleshooting

2LowLevel

PersonalAttributes Help PersonalAttributes

Importance

Concernfor Others

5 Extremelyimportant

SocialOrientation

4 Highlyimportant

StressTolerance

4 Highlyimportant

Collaboration

4Highlyimportant

Adaptability

4Highlyimportant

Attentionto Detail

4 Highlyimportant

ServiceOrientation

3Important

Independence

3Important

Leadership

3Important

ActiveLearning

2 Somewhatimportant

KnowledgeHelpKnowledge

Knowledgelevel

Languages

2IntermediateLevel

PhysicalHealth

2 IntermediateLevel

Biology

1BasicLevel

Clerical

1BasicLevel

ClientService

1 BasicLevel

Mathematics

1BasicLevel

MentalHealth

1 BasicLevel

PublicSafety and Security

1 BasicLevel

This is what you typically need for the job. Nurse practitionersusually require a master's degree in nursing; or completion of anursing program with additional advanced or extended primary healthcare nursing education;

and several years of practice as aregistered nurse. Registration with a regulatory body is requiredfor nurse practitioners in all provinces and territories.

SourceNational Occupational Classification Professional certification andlicensing Ontario If this occupation is regulated, you may need toget a professional license from a regulatory authority before youcan start working.

Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary,depending on the occupation. If the licence is compulsory, you mustbe certified before you can practise the occupation and use theprofessional designation.

If the licence is voluntary, you don tneed to be certified to practise this occupation. Find out if thisoccupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority tolearn about the certification process.

SKILLS PROFECIENCY ORCOMPLEXITY LEVEL Social Perceptiveness 5 - Highest LevelCoordinating 4 - High Level Instructing 4 - High Level Monitoring 4- High Level Time Management 4 - High Level Writing 4 - High LevelReading Comprehension 4 - High Level Oral Communication : ActiveListening 4 - High Level Oral Communication : Oral Comprehension 4 -High Level Oral Communication : Oral Expression 4 - High LevelPersonal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes Importance ServiceOrientation 5 - Extremely important Stress Tolerance 5 - Extremelyimportant Concern for Others 5 - Extremely important Collaboration5 - Extremely important Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely importantAttention to Detail 5 - Extremely important Active Learning 4 -Highly important Social Orientation 4 - Highly importantIndependence 4 - Highly important Leadership 4 - Highly importantKnowledge Help - Knowledge Knowledge level Physical Health 3 -Advanced Level Biology 2 - Intermediate Level Humanities 2 -Intermediate Level Client Service 2 - Intermediate Level Languages2 - Intermediate Level Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level MentalHealth 2 - Intermediate Level Chemistry 1 - Basic Level BusinessManagement 1 - Basic Level Clerical 1 - Basic Level