Clinician vs nurse

Differences between clinician and nurse duties and responsibilities

Clinician example responsibilities.

• Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
• Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
• Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
• Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
• Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
• Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.
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Nurse example responsibilities.

• Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
• Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
• Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
• Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
• Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
• Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.
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