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Job Description

Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-1013.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 28,770.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
• Currently, there are 67,410 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Psychiatric Aides”.

Also Known As…

• Psychiatric Aides
• Therapeutic Program Worker (TPW)
• Residential Counselor
• Resident Care Technician
• Psychiatric Nursing Assistant
• Psychiatric Nursing Aide
• Psychiatric Aide
• Patient Care Assistant (PCA)
• Mental Health Worker (MHW)
• Mental Health Technician (MHT)
• Mental Health Aide (MHA)
• Psychiatric Technician Assistant
• Psychiatric Technician
• Psychiatric Orderly
• Psychiatric Attendant
• Psychiatric Assistant
• Professional Nursing Assistant (PNA)
• Nursing Assistant
• Neuropsychiatric Aide
• Mental Retardation Aide
• Mental Health Orderly
• Mental Health Assistant
• Health Service Worker
• Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide (DDSCTA)
• Clinical Assistant
• Charge Attendant
• Charge Aide
• Certified Nurses' Aide (CNA)
• Behavioral Health Aide

Tasks for “Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)”

• Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.
• Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.
• Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.
• Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.
• Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine.
• Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.
• Interview patients upon admission and record information.
• Record and maintain patient information, such as vital signs, eating habits, behavior, progress notes, treatments, or discharge plans.
• Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information.
• Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.
• Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
• Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
• Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.
• Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.
• Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.
• Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
• Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.

Related Technology & Tools

• Evacuated blood collection tubes
• Desktop computers
• Patient restraints
• Urinalysis test strips
• Oxygen delivery masks
• Wheelchairs
• Hydraulic patient lifts
• Specimen collection containers
• Personal computers
• Multi-line telephone systems
• Two way radios
• Bedpans
• Intubation suctioning kits
• Digital patient thermometers
• Blood collection syringes
• Enema equipment
• Automatic blood pressure cuffs
• Safety razors

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