Care partner vs direct support staff

Differences between care partner and direct support staff duties and responsibilities

Care partner example responsibilities.

• Manage CMS, state, and complaint surveys.
• Manage shelterpractices and evaluate various volunteering, outreach, foster, rescue, and pet placement programs.
• Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
• Direct motion capture shoots for adding more animation to existing characters for crowd simulation.
• Comfort care and ADL's, including range of motion exercises and encouraging early mobility in post-op patients.
• Work on the Neurosurgery/Neuroscience unit caring for step down patients from the ICU, seizure patients and stroke patient.
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Direct support staff example responsibilities.

• Ensure HIPAA compliance and provide client education.
• Perform first aid, CPR and seizure care when require.
• Assist mentally disable adults with ADL such as bathing cooking clothing, cleaning and medication administration.
• Administer medication, provide transportation, assist with ADL skills, and inspire consumers to be independent.
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Maintain a safe and supportive environment while learning proper case management and the importance of ISP's and BSP's.
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