Mental Health Technician Certification (MHTC)
A Certified Mental Health Technician (CMHT) also known as a psychiatric aide, participates in both the planning and implementing of individual patient treatment plans. A CMHT may perform some or all of the following duties. However, they are not limited to just these responsibilities:
- Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed people
- Hygiene of patients
- Patients pulse, temperature and respiration
- Issue medications from dispensary and maintain records
- Lead prescribed individual or group therapy sessions as part of therapeutic procedures
- Assist patients with daily living activities
Clinical Medical and Administrative Assistant Certification (CM&AAC)
The Clinical Medical and Administrative Assistant Certification exam was designed for those professionals who have the clinical skills necessary as a clinical medical assistant, but also have the skills of an administrative assistant. This busy professional can go from the front office answering the phone to assisting the doctor by taking vitals and drawing blood for prescribed tests. A CMAAC may perform some or all of the following duties. However, they are not limited to just these responsibilities:
- Drawing blood
- Taking vitals
- Recording patient visits
- Charting a patient’s history
- Scheduling appointments
- Performing an EKG