Resident aide vs direct care aide

Differences between resident aide and direct care aide duties and responsibilities

Resident aide example responsibilities.

• Recognize by physicians for ability to meticulously prepare patient's chest and attach leads to obtain excellent quality EKG tracings.
• Assist residents according their individual ADL requirements.
• Transport patients to and from different off-site facilities whether secular or medically relate.
• Assist residents who have been diagnose with autism, intellectual/developmental disabilities and acquire brain injury with daily activities.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
• Assist residents with everyday activities such as dressing, cooking, cleaning, changing of bedpans and assisting with restroom visits
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Direct care aide example responsibilities.

• Provide individuals appropriate assistance in completing ADL's, such as showering, toileting, transferring, dressing, and feeding.
• Assist mentally disable adults with ADL's such as showering, grooming, oral care, eating, dressing and toileting.
• Provide emotional and mental support to unstable patients and are experience in dealing with aggressive residents
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Advocate for disable children, help them thrive through completion of goals and one-on-one supervision SCIP, AMAP and CPR certify.
• Dispense and administer medication to patients according to AMAP policies and procedures.