Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff.

Other names for Psychiatric Aides: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Charge Aide, Charge Attendant, Developmental Aide, Health Service Worker, Mental Health Aide, Mental Health Assistant, Mental Health Technician, Mental Health Worker, Mental Retardation Aide, Neuropsychiatric Aide, Nursing Assistant, Psychiatric Aide, Psychiatric Assistant, Psychiatric Attendant, Psychiatric Nursing Aide, Psychiatric Orderly, Psychiatric Technician, Residential Counselor, Therapeutic Program Worker (TPW),

• Monitor patients in order to detect unusual 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 and medical staff.
• Record and maintain records of patient condition and activity, including vital signs, eating habits, and behavior.
• Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers.
• Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine.
• Organize, supervise, and encourage patient participation in social, educational, and recreational activities.
• Perform nursing duties such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens and drawing blood samples.
• Serve meals, and feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.
• Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
• Interview patients upon admission and record information.
• Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, and grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.
• Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.
• Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.
• Accompany patients to and from wards for medical and dental treatments, shopping trips, and religious and recreational events.
• Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.

• Electronic blood pressure units
• Bedpans for general use
• Blood collection syringes
• Desktop computers
• Electronic medical thermometers
• Enema kits or accessories
• Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
• Clinical hydraulic lifts or accessories
• Suction kits
• Special purpose telephones
• Medical oxygen masks or parts
• Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories
• Personal computers
• Razors
• Specimen collectors
• Two way radios
• Urinalysis test strips
• Wheelchairs

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Electronic mail software