Hospital Attendant
Other Titles
Attendant, Operating Room Assistant, Patient Care Assistant, Patient Escort, Patient Transporter, Radiology Transporter, Resident Assistant, Transporter, Orderly
Lift or assist others to lift patients to move them on or off beds, examination tables, surgical tables, or stretchers.
Transport patients to treatment units, testing units, operating rooms, or other areas, using wheelchairs, stretchers, or moveable beds.
Disinfect or sterilize equipment or supplies, using germicides or sterilizing equipment.
Clean equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, or portable medical equipment, documenting needed repairs or maintenance.
Respond to emergency situations, such as emergency medical calls, security calls, or fire alarms.
Change soiled linens, such as bed linens, drapes, or cubicle curtains.
Carry messages or documents between departments.
Transport portable medical equipment or medical supplies between rooms or departments.
Clean and sanitize patient rooms, bathrooms, examination rooms, or other patient areas.
Collect and transport infectious or hazardous waste in closed containers for sterilization or disposal, in accordance with applicable law, standards, or policies.
Transport specimens, laboratory items, or pharmacy items, ensuring proper documentation and delivery to authorized personnel.
Collect soiled linen or trash.
Provide physical support to patients to assist them to perform daily living activities, such as getting out of bed, bathing, dressing, using the toilet, standing, walking, or exercising.
Separate collected materials for disposal, recycling, or reuse, in accordance with environmental policies.
Restrain patients to prevent violence or injury or to assist physicians or nurses to administer treatments.
Turn or reposition bedridden patients, alone or with assistance, to prevent bedsores.
Take and record vital signs, such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, or respiration rate, as directed by medical or nursing staff.
Position or hold patients in position for surgical preparation.
Stock utility rooms, nonmedical storage rooms, or cleaning carts with supplies.
Answer patient call signals, signal lights, bells, or intercom systems to determine patients' needs.
Stock or issue medical supplies, such as dressing packs or treatment trays.
Transport bodies to the morgue.
Service Orientation→ Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness→ Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Listening→ Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking→ Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Assisting and Caring for Others→ Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Handling and Moving Objects→ Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Performing General Physical Activities→ Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material→ Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Getting Information→ Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events→ Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates→ Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards→ Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships→ Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings→ Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work→ Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Processing Information→ Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People→ Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others→ Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems→ Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Training and Teaching Others→ Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge→ Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public→ Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Adjust positions of patients on beds or tables.
Clean medical equipment.
Move patients to or from treatment areas.
Dispose of biomedical waste in accordance with standards.
Transport biological or other medical materials.
Clean patient rooms or patient treatment rooms.
Assist patients with daily activities.
Hold patients to ensure proper positioning or safety.
Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
Record vital statistics or other health information.
Stock medical or patient care supplies.
Feed patients.
Oral Comprehension→ The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Trunk Strength→ The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
Oral Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity→ The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Speech Recognition→ The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Static Strength→ The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Near Vision→ The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Extent Flexibility→ The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Speech Clarity→ The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Dynamic Strength→ The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time.
This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Explosive Strength→ The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
Gross Body Equilibrium→ The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Manual Dexterity→ The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Stamina→ The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Customer and Personal Service→ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Public Safety and Security→ Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles→ Automated external defibrillators AED
Clinical hydraulic lifts or accessories→ Hydraulic patient lifts
Desktop computers
Electronic blood pressure units→ Automated blood pressure cuffs
Electronic medical thermometers→ Electronic patient thermometers
Extremity restraints→ Patient limb restraints
Gurneys or scissor lifts→ Medical gurneys
Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory→ Mechanical stethoscopes
Medical aerosol tents→ Oxygen tents
Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves→ Medical examination protective gloves
Medical gas cylinders or related devices→ Oxygen tanks
Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use→ Portable x ray machines
Mercury blood pressure units→ Manual blood pressure equipment
Notebook computers→ Laptop computers
Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies→ Oxygen therapy equipment
Patient bed or table scales for general use→ Patient bed scales
Patient care beds or accessories for general use→ Adjustable hospital beds
Patient floor scales→ Medical scales
Patient shifting boards or accessories→ Patient transfer boards
Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories→ Protective patient restraints
Personal computers
Razors→ Safety razors
Shower or bath chairs or seats for the physically challenged→ Shower chairs
Special purpose telephones→ Multi-line telephone systems
Specimen collection container→ Specimen collection containers
Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs→ Therapeutic cold packs; Therapeutic hot packs
Wheelchairs→ Patient transport wheelchairs
Conventional→ Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Realistic→ Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Social→ Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Concern for Others→ Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Self Control→ Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Stress Tolerance→ Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Cooperation→ Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Dependability→ Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Social Orientation→ Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Attention to Detail→ Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Integrity→ Job requires being honest and ethical.
Adaptability/Flexibility→ Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Initiative→ Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Independence→ Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Persistence→ Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Achievement/Effort→ Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Support→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
Relationships→ Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
Working Conditions→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.