How do they match: Psychiatric Aides

  • Direct Care Worker
  • Health Service Worker
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Mental Health Admin
  • Mental Health Administrator
  • Psychiatric Aide Supervisor
  • 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.
  • Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information.
  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
  • Organize, supervise, or encourage patient participation in social, educational, or recreational activities.
  • Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.

  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.