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Home Health Aide
Primary
A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.
taxonomy 374U00000X
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Adult Companion
An individual who provides supervision, socialization, and non-medical care to a functionally impaired adult. Companions may assist or supervise the individual with such tasks as meal preparation, laundry and shopping, but do not...
taxonomy 372600000X
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Case Manager/Care Coordinator
A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan...
taxonomy 171M00000X
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Chore Provider
An individual who provides home maintenance services required to sustain a safe, sanitary living environment for individuals who because of age or disabilities is unable to perform the activities. These services include heavy household...
taxonomy 372500000X
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Community Health Worker
Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language,...
taxonomy 172V00000X
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Contractor
For the purposes of the Health Care Provider Taxonomy, a contractor is limited to individuals who do construction or mechanical work to modify a patient's environment to accommodate a health condition. Contractors perform projects...
taxonomy 171W00000X
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Counselor
A provider who is trained and educated in the performance of behavior health services through interpersonal communications and analysis. Training and education at the specialty level usually requires a master's degree and clinical...
taxonomy 101Y00000X
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Counselor
Definition to come...
taxonomy 101YM0800X
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Doula
Doulas work in a variety of settings and have been trained to provide physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother before, during, and just after birth and/or provide emotional and practical support to a mother during the...
taxonomy 374J00000X
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Health Educator
Health educators work in a variety of settings providing education to individuals or groups of individuals on healthy behaviors, wellness, and health-related topics with the goal of preventing diseases and health problems. Health...
taxonomy 174H00000X
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Homemaker
An individual who provides general household activities such as meal preparation, laundry, and light housekeeping, when the individual regularly responsible for these activities is temporarily absent or unable to provide for himself. ...
taxonomy 376J00000X
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Interpreter
An Interpreter is a person who translates oral communication between two or more people. This includes translating from one language to another or interpreting sign language. An interpreter is necessary for medical care when the...
taxonomy 171R00000X
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Nurse's Aide
(1) An unlicensed individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed nurse in the provision of patient/client activities as delegated by the nurse; (2) An individual trained (either on-the-job or through a formal...
taxonomy 376K00000X
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Nursing Home Administrator
An individual, often licensed by the state, who is responsible for the management of a nursing home.
taxonomy 376G00000X
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Social Worker
A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and...
taxonomy 104100000X