Mental health nurse vs job counselor

Differences between mental health nurse and job counselor duties and responsibilities

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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Job counselor example responsibilities.

• Work with and case manage families receiving TANF financial benefits and with customers receiving displace worker financial help.
• Monitor caseworkers to ensure rehabilitation services are properly coordinate to aid clients in achieving self-sufficiency.
• Utilize aforementioned partnerships to assist TANF recipients in obtaining employment which lead to career advancement and case closure.
• Addressed domestic violence and substance abuse issues, housing and all community resources relate to successful rehabilitation.
• Represent elected officials & county management in civil employment litigation matters and grievance hearings.
• Draft EEOC OFCCP, DOL, DFEH and PERB position statements and responses.
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