Description
Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.
Interests
- Social
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Relationships
- Support
- Independence
Work Styles
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Self-Control
- Concern for Others
- Attention to Detail
Tasks
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Bathe patients.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
Work Activities
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Getting Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Detailed Work Activities
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Technology Skills
- Operating system software
- Video conferencing software
- Electronic mail software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Spreadsheet software
Abilities
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Near Vision
- Inductive Reasoning
Skills
- Active Listening
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Certificate name
Certified Alzheimer CaregiverCertifying Organization
National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Medication Aide/Assistant Certification ExaminationCertifying Organization
National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
Type
Core
Certificate name
Specialty Coding ProfessionalCertifying Organization
Board of Medical Specialty Coding and Compliance
Type
Core
Certificate name
Home Care CertificationCertifying Organization
National Certification Council for Activity Professionals
Type
Core
Certificate name
Certified Homemaker/Home Care AidesCertifying Organization
National Association for Home Care & Hospice
Type
Core
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $27,826 |
| Median (50%) | $33,243 |
| High (90%) | $40,870 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | N/A |
| Mid Level | N/A |
| Senior Level | N/A |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 3,961,900 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 4,782,400 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 21%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 21%
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