Assist 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
Transport patients between care facilities
Work Setting
Home care and visiting care agency
Nursing home/home for the aged
Specific Skills
Transport patients in wheelchair or stretcher
Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
Supervise patients' exercise routines
Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
Bathe, dress and groom patients
Answer call signals
Weigh, lift, turn and position patients
Administer first aid in emergency situations
Accompany patients on outside recreational activities and perform other duties related to patient care and comfort