How do they match: Psychiatric Aides

  • Psychiatric Aides

  • Health Service Worker
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Behavioral Health Aide
  • Behavioral Health Assistant
  • Certified Nurses' Aide
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Charge Aide
  • Clinical Assistant
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
  • Developmental Aide
  • Developmental Diabetes Secure Care Treatment Aide
  • Direct Care Worker
  • Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician
  • Mental Health Aide
  • Mental Health Assistant
  • Mental Health Admin
  • Mental Health Administrator
  • Mental Health Associate
  • Mental Health Counselor
  • Mental Health Orderly
  • Mental Health Program Assistant
  • Mental Health Technician
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Neuropsychiatric Aide
  • Patient Care Assistant
  • Professional Nursing Assistant
  • Psychiatric Aide
  • Psychiatric Aide Supervisor
  • Psychiatric Assistant
  • Psychiatric Nursing Aide
  • Psychiatric Tech Assistant
  • Psychiatric Technician Assistant
  • Qualified Medication Aide
  • Resident Care Tech
  • Resident Care Technician
  • Residential Care Tech
  • Residential Care Technician
  • Shift Aide

  • 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.

  • Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routines.
  • Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.
  • Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.
  • Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, or grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.
  • Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
  • Serve meals or feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.
  • Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, or social workers.

  • Care for patients with mental illnesses.
  • Assist patients with daily activities.
  • Accompany patients or clients on outings to provide assistance.
  • Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
  • Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
  • Monitor patients to detect health problems.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.