Passer vs resident care associate

Differences between passer and resident care associate duties and responsibilities

Passer example responsibilities.

• Push carts full of food trays and deliver to patients, then collect dirty/used trays and return them to dish room.
• Change follies, empty and properly clean useable catheter.
• Assist residents with ADL's, medication, and treatments.
• Provide wound care, colostomy cleaning and changes and Foley catheter care and bag changes.
• Complete medication disbursement and cpr training.
• Utilize knowledge of electronics, medical terminology, human anatomy, physiology, chemistry and physics.
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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.
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