Nursing Assistants
O*NET Code: 31-1131.00
Education Level
Zone 3 - Medium Prep
Associate degree or apprenticeship
Description
Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff. Perform duties such as monitoring of health status, feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, or ambulation of patients in a health or nursing facility. May include medication administration and other health-related tasks. Includes nursing care attendants, nursing aides, and nursing attendants.
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💼 Also Known As
Birth AttendantCertified Medication Aide (CMA)Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA)Certified Nurses Aide (CNA)Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)Certified Nursing Attendant (CNA)Certified Residential Medication Aide (CRMA)Clinical AssistantCompetency Evaluated Nurse Aide (CENA)First Aid AttendantGeriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA)Gericare AideHealth AideHealth Care AideHealth Care AssistantHealth Service WorkerHospice AideHospice CNA (Hospice Certified Nursing Assistant)Hospital Aide
⚡ Skills (8)
Service Orientation4/100
Active Listening4/100
Social Perceptiveness4/100
Monitoring3/100
Reading Comprehension3/100
Speaking3/100
Critical Thinking3/100
Coordination3/100
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (18)
🔥Apache Spark
Business intelligence and data analysis software
🔥Epic Systems
Medical software
🔥MEDITECH software
Medical software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
0Billing software
Accounting software
0FaceTime
Video conferencing software
0GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Medical software
0Health information database software
Data base user interface and query software
0Medical condition coding software
Medical software
0Medical procedure coding software
Medical software
0Medical record charting software
Medical software
0PointClickCare healthcare software
Medical software
0Telemetry software
Medical software
0Web browser software
Internet browser software
0YouTube
Video creation and editing software
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