Monitor patients in order to detect unusual behavior, and report observations to professional staff.
Provide mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients with routine physical, emotional, psychological or rehabilitation care under the direction of nursing and medical staff.
Record and maintain records of patient condition and activity, including vital signs, eating habits, and behavior.
Work as part of a team that may include psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers.
Aid patients in becoming accustomed to hospital routine.
Organize, supervise, and encourage patient participation in social, educational, and recreational activities.
Perform nursing duties such as administering medications, measuring vital signs, collecting specimens and drawing blood samples.
Serve meals, and feed patients needing assistance or persuasion.
Restrain or aid patients as necessary to prevent injury.
Interview patients upon admission and record information.
Provide patients with assistance in bathing, dressing, and grooming, demonstrating these skills as necessary.
Participate in recreational activities with patients, including card games, sports, or television viewing.
Maintain patients' restrictions to assigned areas.
Accompany patients to and from wards for medical and dental treatments, shopping trips, and religious and recreational events.
Clean and disinfect rooms and furnishings to maintain a safe and orderly environment.
Psychology
-- Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality
, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Therapy and Counseling -- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Public Safety and Security -- Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Education and Training -- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Social Perceptiveness -- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Service Orientation -- Actively looking for ways to help people.
Writing -- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Persuasion -- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.
Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Inductive Reasoning -- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision
-- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Written Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Assisting and Caring for Others -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Documenting/Recording Information -- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings -- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others -- Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Developing and Building Teams -- Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.