Will “Psychiatric Technicians” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

4.3% Chance of Automation

“Psychiatric Technicians” will not be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #132 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2053.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 35,870.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 17.00
Currently, there are 61,720 people on this job

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Psychiatric Technicians”

Interview new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status, or to obtain their mental health and treatment history.
Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.
Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.
Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.
Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified 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.
Aid patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean.
Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
Contact patients' relatives to arrange family conferences.
Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients.
Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
Escort patients to medical appointments.
Train or instruct new employees on procedures to follow with psychiatric patients.
Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.

Related Technology & Tools

Patient restraints
Traction equipment
Electronic patient thermometers
Nebulizers
Oxygen administration equipment
Lancets
Blood drawing syringes
Personal computers
Heat therapy equipment
Oxygen carts
Gurneys
Enema equipment
Glucometers
Suction machines
Emergency carts
Mechanical stethoscopes
Tuberculin TB skin test equipment
Hazardous material spill kits
Hospital beds
Surgical masks
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Hypodermic syringes
Oximeters
Bag valve mask BVM resuscitators
Notebook computers
Tablet computers
Wheelchairs
Desktop computers
Blood pressure cuffs
Urinary catheters
Cold therapy equipment
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB devices
Nasogastric tubes
Safety gloves
Crutches

MEDITECH Behavioral Health Clinicals
Epic EpicCare Inpatient Clinical System
InfoLogix HealthTrax Engine
ADL Data Systems OptimumClinicals Electronic Health Record
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager
ICANotes
Microsoft Office
Cerner ProFile
Microsoft Excel
Netsmart Technologies Avatar Clinical Workstation CWS