How do they match: Psychiatric Aides

  • Health Service Worker
  • Behavioral Health Aide
  • Behavioral Health Assistant
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
  • Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide
  • Direct Care Worker
  • Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Mental Health Admin
  • Mental Health Administrator
  • Mental Health Aide
  • Mental Health Assistant
  • Mental Health Associate
  • Mental Health Counselor
  • Mental Health Orderly
  • Mental Health Program Assistant
  • Mental Health Technician
  • Patient Care Assistant
  • Resident Care Tech
  • Resident Care Technician
  • Residential Care Tech
  • Residential Care Technician
  • Therapeutic Program Worker

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Care for patients with mental illnesses.
  • Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
  • Monitor patients to detect health problems.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.