Psychiatric Technician
Overall rating: (N/A)
|
Provides nursing care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed,
or mentally retarded patients in psychiatric hospital or mental
health clniic and participates in rehabilitation and treatment
programs: Helps patients with their personal hygiene, such as
bathing and keeping beds, clothing, and living areas clean.
Administers oral medications and hypodermic injections,
following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
Takes and records measures of patient's general physical
condition, such as pulse, temperature, and respiration, to
prvoide daily information.
Observes patients to detect behavior
patterns and reports observations to medical staff.
Intrevenes
to restrain violent or potentially violent or suicidal patients
by verbal or physical means as required. Laeds prescribed
individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific
therapeutic procedures. May complete initial admittance forms
for new patients.
May contact patient's relatievs by telephone
to arrange family conferences. May issue medications from
dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified
procedures. May be rqeuired to hold state license.
|
Write a comment about the job
Psychiatric Technician
|
