Personal care worker vs personal support worker

Differences between personal care worker and personal support worker duties and responsibilities

Personal care worker example responsibilities.

• Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
• Assist in transfers using a gate belt or a hoyer lift.
• Use a Hoyer lift to transport patient out of bed to their wheel chair
• Perform light maintance which include switching window screens and storm windows, installing and removing air conditioning units.
• Care for mentally and physically disable individuals, bathing, feeding, house cleaning duties, tolieting, medicines, CPR certify
• Travele to different client homes to assist with ADL's i.e., laundry, bathing, grooming, cleaning, etc.
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Personal support worker example responsibilities.

• Assist patient in performing ADL's daily.
• Perform first aid or CPR when need.
• SKIP, CPR, Defibulator and CDL certify.
• Provide assistance for patients with alzheimer's and dementia in their home.
• Provide community support, ADL care, medication administration, clinical documentation
• Dispense medication to individuals with disabilities by distributing and administering medications according to the AMAP policy and procedures.
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