Direct service professional vs direct service provider

Differences between direct service professional and direct service provider duties and responsibilities

Direct service professional example responsibilities.

• Assist consumers with their ADL skills, such as showering, administering medications, and laundry.
• Ensure completion of ISP goals, as well as input and come up with new ideas for new ISP's.
• Administer medications, assist with ADL's, and communicate with interdisciplinary team members to ensure continuity of care
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Provide clients family members, DCF workers, and/or probation officers with up to date of treatment planning and progress.

Direct service provider example responsibilities.

• Train and experience in adult and child first aid and CPR.
• Certify medicine administer, CPR and first aid certify, CPI certify.
• Assist residents in activities of daily living (ADL's) on a daily basis.
• Prepare documents on the computer for annual ISP meetings with clients and their team members.
• Pass medications, attend ISP meetings, help with personal hygiene, work on state goals.
• Job duties include job coaching, skill training, ADL management, and implementing behavior management plans.
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