Behavioral technician vs mental health nurse

Differences between behavioral technician and mental health nurse duties and responsibilities

Behavioral technician example responsibilities.

• Manage the behavior of students using the CPI training skills when necessary.
• Train in CPR and restraint techniques, as well as behavioral training to detect the precursors to behavioral issues.
• Experience with individuals of all ages affect by autism and other behavioral, developmental or communication disorders
• Implement behavioral support plans provide and produce by apply behavior analysts for individual consumers diagnose with autism spectrum disorder.
• Facilitate psycho-social education groups with interventions used but not limit to motivational interviewing, mental rehabilitation and think processes.
• Provide observation, documentation and communication of patient behavioral and verbal responses /reactions between patients and between patients and staff.
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Mental health nurse example responsibilities.

• Interact with patients, coordinate and successfully manage therapeutic group activities with unit staffs under supervision of clinical instructor.
• Provide psychiatric evaluation, medication management and education for patients with serious and persistent mental illness and debilitating personality disorders.
• Provide transportation, medication management, daily ADL's, housekeeping, and feeding.
• Provide hourly room checks and ADL's according to care plan implement by the attending physician.
• Initiate emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation protocols.
• Perform case management for outpatient veterans that include psychiatric treatment.
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