----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under close supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN or a Licensed PracticalNurse (LPN), provides basic nursing care and performs non-professional services in caringfor the personal needs and comfort of elderly and/or chronically ill patients in a hospital, health or institution setting. Duties and Responsibilities: Transports patients using wheel chairs Takes and records patient's height Assembles equipment and supplies Serves and collects food trays Answers call lights and bells to determine patients; needs Maintains and updates patient's charts Bathes, dresses, undresses Assists in giving pre-operative and post-operative care Collects specimens for the laboratory Checks and stocks supplies as needed Performs other related duties as required. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------