Psychiatric aide vs mental health technician

Differences between psychiatric aide and mental health technician duties and responsibilities

Psychiatric aide example responsibilities.

• Prioritize and utilize therapeutic communication and CPI skills to diffuse and manage difficult situations.
• Assist patients in becoming accustom to hospital routines and encourage them to participate in social and recreational activities to promote rehabilitation.
• Train in cpr but certificate has expire.
• Assist residents with adl and social skills.
• Discover client cut him down and administer CPR.
• Communicate effectively to patient and uphold HIPPA laws and regulations.
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Mental health technician example responsibilities.

• Prevent and manage aggressive behavior among patients and administer CPR in emergency intervention.
• Assist and organize workshops consisting of education, personal self-defense, CPR, and other techniques relating to mental health patients.
• Assist in taking care of mental health patients, doing rounds on the ward, helping patients with compassion and care.
• Apply immeasurable levels of compassion to preserve and safeguard the dignity of patients at all times.
• Observe patient behaviors, if patients become physically violent, CPI training restraint techniques may become necessary.
• Conduct patient rounds, assist with ADL care, offer therapeutic support, and provide written reports on assign patients
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