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Career: Psychiatric Technicians
Job Description
Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, following physician instructions and hospital procedures. 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 medications and hypodermic injections.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff. |
100
|
Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling and befriending them. |
99
|
Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required. |
95
|
Develop and teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence. |
93
|
Provide nursing, psychiatric and personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded patients. |
93
|
Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges. |
92
|
Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships. |
89
|
Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community. |
89
|
Aid patients in performing tasks such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing and living areas clean. |
70
|
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures. |
54
|
Interview new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status and to obtain their mental health and treatment history. |
43
|
Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures. |
42
|
Contact patients' relatives to arrange family conferences. |
41
|
Administer oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
79
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
79
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
74
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
71
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
71
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
64
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
63
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
62
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
61
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
60
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
59
|
Getting Information
|
55
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
52
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
51
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
50
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
50
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
49
|
Thinking Creatively
|
49
|
Processing Information
|
48
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
46
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
45
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
45
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
44
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
41
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
39
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
39
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
38
|
Interacting With Computers
|
37
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
37
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
35
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
34
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
28
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
26
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
24
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
24
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
13
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
12
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
10
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
8
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|