PipelineNC Career Profile for
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Career Description
Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties, such as feed, bathe, dress, groom, or move patients, or change linens. 
NC Salary
$17,570
$23,450
$30,810
What It Takes
Required Level of Education - Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) Related Work Experience - Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year On-Site or In-Plant Training - Up to and including 1 month On-the-Job Training - Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month 
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KnowledgeCustomer and Personal Service
Importance:
 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.
English Language
Importance:
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Psychology
Importance:
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Medicine and Dentistry
Importance:
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Therapy and Counseling
Importance:
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
AbilitiesOral Expression
Importance:
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity
Importance:
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.
Near Vision
Importance:
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension
Importance:
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Static Strength
Importance:
The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Work Styles
Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. 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. Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. ASSESS YOUR JOB SKILLS FOR THIS CAREER PATH
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