Care for individuals with mental or emotional conditions or disabilities, following the instructions of physicians or other health practitioners. Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral or injectable medications.
- Mental Health Technician (MHT)
- Psychiatric Technician (PT)
- Mental Health Worker
- Mental Health Associate
- Mental Health Assistant (MHA)
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- Licensed Psychiatric Technician (LPT)
- Health Care Technician
- Behavioral Health Technician
- Patient Care Specialist
- Support Team Member (STM)
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- Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
- Aid patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean.
- Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
- Contact patients' relatives to arrange family conferences.
- Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.
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- Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures.
- Aid patients in performing tasks, such as bathing or keeping beds, clothing, or living areas clean.
- Collaborate with or assist doctors, psychologists, or rehabilitation therapists in working with mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or developmentally disabled patients to treat, rehabilitate, and return patients to the community.
- Contact patients' relatives to arrange family conferences.
- Develop or teach strategies to promote client wellness and independence.
- Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills or develop social relationships.
- Interview new patients to complete admission forms, to assess their mental health status, or to obtain their mental health and treatment history.
- Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records in accordance with specified procedures.
- Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
- Monitor patients' physical and emotional well-being and report unusual behavior or physical ailments to medical staff.
- Observe and influence patients' behavior, communicating and interacting with them and teaching, counseling, or befriending them.
- Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to mentally ill, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded patients.
- Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.
- Take and record measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers or blood pressure gauges.
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- administer injections
- administer medications or treatments
- analyze medical data
- apply appropriate physical restraint
- assist patient with dressing, undressing, grooming, or bathing
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- administer injections
- administer medications or treatments
- analyze medical data
- apply appropriate physical restraint
- assist patient with dressing, undressing, grooming, or bathing
- collect clinical data
- communicate technical information
- follow patient observation procedures
- identify body response variations
- inventory medical supplies or instruments
- lift or transport ill or injured patients
- maintain dental or medical records
- take vital signs
- use emergency medical procedures
- use interpersonal communication techniques
- use knowledge of medical terminology
- use sanitation practices in health care settings
- work with persons with mental disabilities or illnesses
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- Behavioral Health Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
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- Mental Health Service Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
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- Behavioral Health Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Apprentice (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Craftsman (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Helper (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Journeyman (Air Force - Enlisted)
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- Mental Health Service Manager (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Service Superintendent (Air Force - Enlisted)
- Mental Health Specialist (Army - Enlisted)
- Psychiatry Technician (Navy - Enlisted)
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