Personal support worker vs care provider

Differences between personal support worker and care provider duties and responsibilities

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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Care provider example responsibilities.

• Manage provider network to include verifying claims and benefits for healthcare providers/members and insurance companies.
• Aid and facilitate higher functioning patients reach their fullest potential while managing behavioral episodes as needed.
• Accompany to medical appointments, administer medications, assist with ADL's, community integration, personal care, and therapeutic activities
• Review appeals for Medicare non-participating providers following CMS specific guidelines for these providers.
• Provide direct patient care to critical and non-critical emergency department patients as an experience EMT-Paramedic.
• Change tracheal tube and catheter.
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