Psychiatric Technicians
Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.
- Tasks
- 16 tasks12 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Healthcare PractitionersOne of its 96 occupations
- Code
- 29-2053.00SOC 2018: 29-2053
What the work is made of
12 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.Core taskTask 6945Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 2. Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships.Core taskTask 6948Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 3. Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.Core taskTask 6951Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 4. Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.Core taskTask 6956Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 5. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.Core taskTask 6944Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 6. Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.Core taskTask 6947Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 7. Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.Core taskTask 6946Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 8. Aid patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean.Core taskTask 6952Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 9. Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.Core taskTask 6949Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 10. Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.Core taskTask 6950Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 11. Train or instruct new employees on procedures to follow with psychiatric patients.Core taskTask 20575Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 12. Escort patients to medical appointments.Core taskTask 20576Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 13. Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.Supplemental taskTask 6953Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 14. Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.Supplemental taskTask 6954Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 15. Interview new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status, or to obtain their mental health and treatment history.Supplemental taskTask 6955Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
- Task 16. Contact patients' relatives to arrange family conferences.Supplemental taskTask 6957Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2023
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 29-2053
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