Attending, ambulatory care vs resident care associate

The differences between attendings, ambulatory care and resident care associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident care associate has an average salary of $30,497, which is higher than the $29,626 average annual salary of an attending, ambulatory care.

The top three skills for an attending, ambulatory care include patients, customer service and quality care. The most important skills for a resident care associate are resident care, administer medications, and RCA.

Attending, ambulatory care vs resident care associate overview

	Attending, Ambulatory Care	Resident Care Associate
Yearly salary	$29,626	$30,497
Hourly rate	$14.24	$14.66
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	169,412	130,625
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 26%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does an attending, ambulatory care do?

An attending, ambulatory care is responsible for providing patient care, supporting ongoing treatment of health issues, and managing recovery through coordinating with attending physicians or other medical professionals. They evaluate medical records, including history and consultation purposes, develop a necessary care plan, keep an accurate medical chart, and schedule laboratory tests and follow-up as needed. An attending, ambulatory care must have extensive knowledge of the medical principles and disciplines to monitor the patients' condition and observe medical measures.

What does a resident care associate do?

Resident Care Associates are responsible for providing support and care to individuals living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Their duties include assisting residents with daily tasks such as eating, bathing, and dressing, audit care records, as well as making sure patients take their prescribed medications. They implement daily group activities, attend to medical or safety issues, and communicates any concerns to a resident's family members as required.

Attending, ambulatory care vs resident care associate salary

Attendings, ambulatory care and resident care associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attending, Ambulatory Care	Resident Care Associate
Average salary	$29,626	$30,497
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $42,000	Between $24,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	Washington	Oregon
Best paying company	University of California, Berkeley	The Philadelphia Coalition
Best paying industry	Government	Media

Differences between attending, ambulatory care and resident care associate education

There are a few differences between an attending, ambulatory care and a resident care associate in terms of educational background:

	Attending, Ambulatory Care	Resident Care Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 26%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Attending, ambulatory care vs resident care associate demographics

Here are the differences between attendings, ambulatory care' and resident care associates' demographics:

	Attending, Ambulatory Care	Resident Care Associate
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 22.4% Female, 77.6%	Male, 14.6% Female, 85.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 8.6% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 8.7% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between attending, ambulatory care and resident care associate 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.

Resident care associate example responsibilities.

Assist Alzheimer patients with daily activities including personal care, administering medications and communicating with their families.
Assist in rehabilitation to transfer home.
Have been train to administer medication, CPR train, and mechanical lift train.
Maintain cleanliness throughout med pass, and practice aseptic technique when pouring and assisting with medication.
Assist with ADL's, medication assistance, dinning room service, answering the telephones and front desk monitoring.
Care for residents with diagnosis such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and arthritis.

Attending, ambulatory care vs resident care associate skills

Common attending, ambulatory care skills

Patients, 18%
Customer Service, 16%
Quality Care, 10%
Patient Care, 8%
Direct Care, 5%
Rehabilitation, 5%

Common resident care associate skills

Resident Care, 24%
Administer Medications, 13%
RCA, 12%
Assist Residents, 7%
Emergency Situations, 6%
Pathogens, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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