Skill Checklists

Psychiatric Tech

This checklist was electronically signed on (Today’s date)

Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

Proficiency Scale:

  • 1 = No Experience

  • 2 = Need Training

  • 3 = Able to perform with supervision

  • 4 = Able to perform independently

Proficiency Scale

General Duties

Admit/Orient Involuntary Clients

Admit/Orient Voluntary Clients

Advance Directives

Ambulatory Cuffs

Assist Activities of Daily Living

Cultural Diversity

Discharge Clients

Discharge Planning

Documentation-Computer

Documentation-Written

Full Restraints

HIPAA Regulations

Initial Interview

Initial Screening Assessment

Isolation Techniques

Mutli-Disciplinary Planning

Oxygen Administration

Participate in Interdisciplinary Team

Patient Teaching

Reassess/Update Plan of Care

Referral to Community Resources

Supervise Unlicensed Personnel

Vital Signs

Wrist Restraints

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa

Bulimia Nervosa

Obesity

Interventions/Therapies

Assultive Behavior

Care of Psychiatric Disorders

Bipolar Disorder

Anxiety Disorders

Catatonic Psychotic Disorder

Delusional Disorders

Depression

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Hallucinations

Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder

Panic Attacks

Paranoid Psychotic Disorder

Phobias

Schizophrenia

Suicidal Ideation/Attempts

Assist with Psychotherapy

Behavioral

Couple/Family

Group

Individual

Personality Disorders

Cluster A-Paranoid/Schizoid

Cluster B-Antisocial/Borderline

Cluster C-Anxious/Fearful

Cognitive Disorders

Alzheimer's (Dementia)

Amnestic Disorders

Delirium

Dementia

Certified "Management of Assultive Behavior"

Crisis Intervention

Drug & Alcohol Education

Education or Vocational Training

Teach Independent Living Skills

Therapeutic Communication

Therapeutic Milieu

Assist with Alternative Therapies:

Biofeedback

ElectroConvulsive Therapy

Expressive Therapy (Art, Movement)

Guided Imagery

Massage Therapy

Mediation

Recreational Therapy

Therapeutic Touch

Meds/IV Therapy

Administer IM & SQ Meds

Administer PO Medications

Administer Topical Medications

Identify Appropriate Level of Care

Discontinue Peripheral IV's

Pain Assessment/Management

Substance-Related Disorders:

ADHD

Alcohol-Related

Developemntal/Autistic Disorders

Drug-Related

Mental Retardation

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Sexual Abuse/Assault

Sexual Disorders

Somatoform Disorders (Pain etc.)

Survivor of Abuse/Violence

Psychotropic Agents:

Antianxiety Agents

Anticholinergics/Antiparkinsons

Anticonvulsants

Antidepressants/Mood Elevators

Antimanic Agents

Antipsychotic Agents

Hypnotics

Management of Med Side Effects

Recognition of Med Side Effects

Years of Experience Continuum of Care Settings Hospital Settings

Freestanding Psych Hospital

Med-Psych Unit

Freestanding Psych Hospital

Community-Based Hospital

Subacute Care Units

Long-Term Care Facilities

Community Mental Health Services

Emergency Clinic

Day Treatment Programs

Residential Programs

Home Care

Aftercare/Rehab Clinic

Corrections/ Prison

Proficiency Scale

Newborn (birth-30 days)

Infant (30 days-1 yrs)

Toddler (1-3 yrs)

Preschooler (3-5 yrs)

School Age (5-12 yrs)

Adolescents (12-18 yrs)

Young Adults (18-39 yrs)

Middle Adults (39-64 yrs)

Older Adults (64 yrs +)

I hereby certify that ALL information I have provided on this skills checklist and all other documentation is true and accurate. I understand and acknowledge that any misrepresentation or omission may result in disqualification from employment and/or immediate termination.