Chronic disease manager vs nursing director

Differences between chronic disease manager and nursing director duties and responsibilities

Chronic disease manager example responsibilities.

• Manage chronic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, etc.
• Empower and educate patients to promote dietary and medication compliance, improving health and decreasing exacerbation of illness and hospitalizations.
• Provide telephonic nursing education to patients with heart failure including medications, activity, disease progression, physician appointments and procedures.
• Serve as principal investigator of the CDC coordinate chronic disease grant.
• Submit abstract information from medical records to Georgia Medicaid for decision.
• Participate in the use of quality indicators such as predictive modeling and inter-rater reliability and assist in URAC accreditation standards.
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Nursing director example responsibilities.

• Manage FTE'S of the units.
• Manage FTE numbers by following staffing grids.
• Lead in the implementation of whole house telemetry.
• Manage and provide inpatient nursing care for all aspects of general surgery.
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of nursing and ancillary services for successful operation of the SNF.
• Complete comprehensive assessments for all LTC residents which include managing falls, pain, skin integrity, and medications.
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