Patient Care Aide: Vital Signs & Mobility

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately measure and record patient intake/output, vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure), height, and weight; report any abnormal or sudden changes.
• Assist with specimen collection (stool, urine, sputum) and administer enemas under nurse supervision.
• Document patient care activities, observations, and behavioral/condition changes according to established guidelines.
• Safely position, lift, transfer, move, and assist patients with mobility and range‑of‑motion exercises using appropriate equipment.
• Support patient care logistics by making beds and transporting patients via gurney or wheelchair.
• Perform routine treatments as directed by licensed nursing staff.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and well‑stocked environment while following infection control policies and communicating respectfully with patients and families.

• Knowledge of: Personal hygiene and bodily care.
• Ability to: Read, write, speak and understand simple sentences in English; follow oral and written instructions precisely; get along well with others; acquire and demonstrate an attitude of respect toward patients with a variety of disabilities; retain emotional stability despite emotional and physical pressures; develop an appreciation of nursing and medical ethics.
• Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Workers must be obtained within six (6) months of employment.

• In addition to the Nurse Aide Entry Level Qualifications Required for the applicable work setting:
• Experience and Essential Knowledge and Abilities: One (1) year of work experience in a health facility such as a hospital or similar medically oriented institution where the primary or basic objective was to observe and report on a variety of physical and/or mental symptoms and conditions and implement care and/or treatment procedures for a caseload of patients. Such experience must have demonstrated knowledge of basic nursing skills (i.e., taking vital signs, measuring output, recognition of abnormal signs and symptoms, etc.);
  
  first aid; patient rights; universal precautions; infection control; body mechanics; principles of growth and development; purpose and benefits of activities of daily living (i.e., eating/feeding, providing fluids, bathing, dressing, etc.); purpose and benefits of restorative care (i.e., use and application of assistive devices, range of motion activities, etc.); basic medical and nursing terminology; and the ability to assist and participate in the activities of the treatment team;
  
  assess each patient’s age specific needs; and independently provide age specific direct personal care services to a caseload of patients.

• One year of work experience which involved independently observing and reporting a variety of physical and/or mental symptoms and conditions and implementing care and/or treatment procedures for a case load of patients.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of basic clinical skills (e.g., taking vital signs, measuring output, recognition of abnormal signs and symptoms, etc.); first aid; patients’ rights; universal precautions; infection control; body mechanics; basic medical terminology; and the ability to read, write, speak and understand simple sentences in English; follow oral and written instructions precisely; and assist in providing paraprofessional nursing care to patient receiving care on an outpatient basis.
• Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Workers must be obtained within six (6) months of employment.

• In addition to the Entry Level Qualifications Required for the applicable work setting:
• Experience and Essential Knowledge and Abilities: One year of progressively responsible work experience as a Medical Assistant in an Outpatient Clinic or similar health institution setting assisting professional licensed clinical staff in the provision of care to…