How do they match: Psychiatric Aides

  • 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
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Health Service Worker
  • Professional Nursing Assistant
  • Behavioral Health Aide
  • Behavioral Health Assistant
  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
  • Licensed Behavioral Health Clinician

  • 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.

  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report observations to professional staff.
  • 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.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.