Personal support worker vs direct care provider

Differences between personal support worker and direct 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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Direct care provider example responsibilities.

• Require certification in MANDT and CPR.
• Coach and train clients to improve their daily living (ADL), social interaction and job skills.
• Provide instruction and assist the consumers with active daily living (ADL) skills such as cooking, bathing, dressing.
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Facilitate exercise, vocational, arts-n-crafts, and daily living skills groups for consumers with DD.