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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”.

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Tasks for “Neuropsychiatric Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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