Associate chief nurse vs home care nurse

The differences between associate chief nurses and home care nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an associate chief nurse and a home care nurse. Additionally, an associate chief nurse has an average salary of $123,902, which is higher than the $53,762 average annual salary of a home care nurse.

The top three skills for an associate chief nurse include patients, customer service and vital signs. The most important skills for a home care nurse are patients, home health, and CPR.

Associate chief nurse vs home care nurse overview

	Associate Chief Nurse	Home Care Nurse
Yearly salary	$123,902	$53,762
Hourly rate	$59.57	$25.85
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	43,374	692,730
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Associate chief nurse vs home care nurse salary

Associate chief nurses and home care nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Associate Chief Nurse	Home Care Nurse
Average salary	$123,902	$53,762
Salary range	Between $67,000 And $227,000	Between $34,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Eugene, OR
Highest paying state	California	Oregon
Best paying company	Northwestern Medicine	Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
Best paying industry	Government	Health Care

Differences between associate chief nurse and home care nurse education

There are a few differences between an associate chief nurse and a home care nurse in terms of educational background:

	Associate Chief Nurse	Home Care Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Associate chief nurse vs home care nurse demographics

Here are the differences between associate chief nurses' and home care nurses' demographics:

	Associate Chief Nurse	Home Care Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 21.3% Female, 78.7%	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 8.9% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between associate chief nurse and home care nurse duties and responsibilities

Associate chief nurse example responsibilities.

Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
Perform EKG's to assess cardio activity of patient.
Plan and prepare for the pre-operative nursing care of the patient.
Assist nursing staff by providing daily patient care, EKG's and phlebotomy.
Require that all staff be BLS certify, this include EVS and dietary.
Perform all aspects of nursing care relate to an ICU step-down unit setting.

Home care nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient care monitoring vital signs, performing physical assessment, checking patients medications for effectiveness.
Enter the nursing profession working in an ICU step down unit, with medical and surgical patients.
Care for many patients with complex issues with compassion and care and enhances the standard of care within the clinical area.
Provide care for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses and pediatric ventilator and tracheostomy patients.
Provide home dialysis services to patients receiving rehabilitation in a nursing home setting utilizing NxStage machines.
Monitor cardiac rhythms and treat per ACLS protocols

Associate chief nurse vs home care nurse skills

Common associate chief nurse skills

Patients, 20%
Customer Service, 7%
Vital Signs, 7%
Infection Control, 6%
Blood Glucose, 6%
Patient Safety, 5%

Common home care nurse skills

Patients, 25%
Home Health, 18%
CPR, 8%
Companionship, 8%
Social Work, 3%
Primary Care, 3%

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