OES Code: 329310


JOB KEY FOR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS


Psychiatric Technicians provide nursing care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients and participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs. They help with personal hygiene, and administer oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures. They monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff.

Local estimates of jobs in this occupation are not available.


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