Psychiatric Aide

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychiatric aides take care of all the physical or mental needs of a person.  They have to make beds,  serve meals, and help patients dress, eat, and bathe, if necessary. Assessing vital signs, administering medications, collecting specimens and blood samples, serving meals and feeding patients that need support and/or assistance. Organizing, directing and encouraging patients to participate in educational, social and recreational activities. Providing intake services to patients entering treatment.

Salary: $43,430 - $81,063

Educational Requirements:

Methods, techniques, principles and procedures needed for diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of mental and/or physical disorders and disabilities. Important therapeutic policies, equipment procedures, techniques, methods and strategies when treating mentally ill and/or emotionally disturbed patients. How to assess patient needs.

Reflection: I would not like to do this job because I don’t like working with sick people.