Catheterization laboratory senior manager vs critical care nurse

The differences between catheterization laboratory senior managers and critical care nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a critical care nurse has an average salary of $76,788, which is higher than the $76,306 average annual salary of a catheterization laboratory senior manager.

The top three skills for a catheterization laboratory senior manager include cath lab, health system and electrophysiology studies. The most important skills for a critical care nurse are patients, BLS, and acls.

Catheterization laboratory senior manager vs critical care nurse overview

	Catheterization Laboratory Senior Manager	Critical Care Nurse
Yearly salary	$76,306	$76,788
Hourly rate	$36.69	$36.92
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	38,775	594,859
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Catheterization laboratory senior manager vs critical care nurse salary

Catheterization laboratory senior managers and critical care nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Catheterization Laboratory Senior Manager	Critical Care Nurse
Average salary	$76,306	$76,788
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $108,000	Between $45,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	-	Palo Alto, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Dignity Health
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between catheterization laboratory senior manager and critical care nurse education

There are a few differences between a catheterization laboratory senior manager and a critical care nurse in terms of educational background:

	Catheterization Laboratory Senior Manager	Critical Care Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Catheterization laboratory senior manager vs critical care nurse demographics

Here are the differences between catheterization laboratory senior managers' and critical care nurses' demographics:

	Catheterization Laboratory Senior Manager	Critical Care Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%	Male, 18.9% Female, 81.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 7.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 71.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between catheterization laboratory senior manager and critical care nurse duties and responsibilities

Catheterization laboratory senior manager example responsibilities.

Set up forensic DNA laboratory, train laboratory technicians in advance molecular techniques, and manage day-to-day activities of forensic DNA laboratory
Supervise district laboratory operations for CLIA certification
Supervise district laboratory operations for CLIA certification

Critical care nurse example responsibilities.

Interpret laboratory results, EKG readings, cardiac monitors, managing medication drips, and ventilator settings.
Monitor chemotherapy and administration of oral chemo medication, obtain laboratory specimens to manage client status via central lines.
Work on the general units of rehabilitation, geriatrics, and telemetry.
Work in critical care floors ranging from MICU to SICU to regular ICU.
Perform emergency medical procedures such as BLS, ACLS, and other condition stabilizing interventions.
Care for patients with a wide variety of critical illnesses and are CCRN certify for many years.

Catheterization laboratory senior manager vs critical care nurse skills

Common catheterization laboratory senior manager skills

Cath Lab, 62%
Health System, 34%
Electrophysiology Studies, 4%

Common critical care nurse skills

Patients, 31%
BLS, 11%
Acls, 8%
Life Support, 5%
Quality Care, 3%
Compassion, 3%

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