Core Responsibilities & Duties
- Assessment & Planning: Evaluate patients' mental, emotional, and physical needs, developing personalized, recovery-focused care plans.
- Therapeutic Care: Administer medications, monitor their effects, and provide one-on-one or group therapy sessions.
- Support & Education: Build trusting relationships, teach coping strategies, and educate patients and families about mental health conditions and stigma.
- Risk Management: Conduct risk assessments for self-harm or harm to others and implement crisis intervention.
- Collaboration: Work with psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals in a team setting.
- Documentation: Maintain accurate patient records and monitor progress.
Skills
- Empathy, patience, and excellent communication/listening skills.
- Ability to build strong, trusting therapeutic relationships.
- Strong observation and critical thinking for risk assessment.
- Resilience and ability to handle complex situations.