Attending, ambulatory care vs direct care aide

Differences between attending, ambulatory care and direct care aide duties and responsibilities

Attending, ambulatory care example responsibilities.

• Assist patients with ADL's personal hygiene, feeding, dressing, bathing, grooming and toileting.
• Perform first aid and CPR when require.
• Require to be certify in adult CPR as well as certification as a medication aid.
• Assist with daily ADL's (bathing, grooming, toileting, feeding), implement behavior plans, provide one-on-one care
• Supervise and actively engage patients diagnose with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia.
• Perform minor physical therapy exercises with patients utilizing explicit instructions from certify therapist.
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Direct care aide example responsibilities.

• Provide individuals appropriate assistance in completing ADL's, such as showering, toileting, transferring, dressing, and feeding.
• Assist mentally disable adults with ADL's such as showering, grooming, oral care, eating, dressing and toileting.
• Provide emotional and mental support to unstable patients and are experience in dealing with aggressive residents
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Advocate for disable children, help them thrive through completion of goals and one-on-one supervision SCIP, AMAP and CPR certify.
• Dispense and administer medication to patients according to AMAP policies and procedures.