Resident aide vs resident care associate

Differences between resident aide and resident care associate 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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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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