Occupation information for Psychiatric Technicians District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary certificate

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: Less than 5 years work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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• Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients.
• Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
• Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships.
• Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.
• Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
• Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.
• Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
• Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
• Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.
• Aid patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean.

Tools:

• Blood collection syringes
• Blood pressure cuff kits
• Crutches
• Oxygen therapy delivery system products
• Therapeutic heating or cooling pads or compresses or packs

Technology:

• Electronic mail software
• Inventory management software
• Medical software
• Office suite software
• Spreadsheet software

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