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Also called behavior aide, behavioral aide, behavioral health aide and BHA.
$44,910
Median pay a year
35,520
People do this work
6
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Assessing patient physical conditions
Recording vital statistics
Maintaining medical records
Encouraging patients in therapy
Interviewing patients
Monitoring patients
Following healthcare protocols
Cleaning patient rooms
Accompanying patients on outings
Collecting specimens from patients
Conferencing with other professionals
Giving medications and immunizations
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Psychiatric Aide
Summary
Psychiatric aide assisting mentally impaired and emotionally disturbed patients, providing care, support, and monitoring under nursing staff direction. Aiding with daily living activities and encouraging participation in social and recreational activities
Experience
Psychiatric Aide
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Listened and provided emotional support to psychiatric patients
Provided care for patients with disabilities under nursing staff direction
Completed physical checks and monitored patients for unusual behavior
Recorded and maintained patient information, including vital signs and progress notes
Organized and encouraged patient participation in social and recreational activities
Aided patients in bathing, dressing, and grooming as needed
Cleaned and disinfected rooms to maintain a safe environment
Skills
Checking & Planning
Assessing patient physical conditions, Following healthcare protocols
Technical Skills
Recording vital statistics, Maintaining medical records
Core Skills
Interviewing patients, Monitoring patients, Encouraging patients in therapy
Hands-On Work
Cleaning patient rooms, Accompanying patients on outings, Collecting specimens from patients
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Listened to patients' feelingsHelped patients with daily careChecked patients for unusual behaviorHelped keep patients safeKept track of patient informationCleaned rooms and common areas
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Listened to patients' feelings and provided emotional support to encourage their well-being
Monitored patients for unusual behavior to ensure safety and proper care
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Listened to patients' feelings and provided emotional support, helping them feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts
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Patients felt more comfortable sharing their thoughtsMany patients reported feeling less anxious
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Monitored patients for unusual behavior to ensure safety and proper care
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Every hour during my shiftSeveral times throughout the dayRegularly while assisting with activities
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What a Psychiatric Aide does
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Assist mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed patients, working under direction of nursing and medical staff. May assist with daily living activities, lead patients in educational and recreational activities, or accompany patients to and from examinations and treatments. May restrain violent patients. Includes psychiatric orderlies.
What it pays
How much does a Psychiatric Aide make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$37,750
Median
$44,910
75th percentile
$49,950
About 35,520 people do this work in the United States.
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What you have not done yet. Interviewing patients, Monitoring patients, Following healthcare protocols
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Psychiatric Aide
Assessing patient physical conditions
Recording vital statistics
Maintaining medical records
Encouraging patients in therapy
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This page is about the occupation Psychiatric Aides. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.