How do they match: Psychiatric Aides

  • Qualified Medication 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.

  • Accompany patients to and from wards for medical or dental treatments, shopping trips, or religious or recreational events.
  • Complete administrative tasks, such as entering orders into computer, answering telephone calls, or maintaining medical or facility information.
  • Perform nursing duties, such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens, or drawing blood samples.
  • Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing or medical staff.

  • Give medications or immunizations.
  • Interview patients to gather medical information.
  • Maintain medical records.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.