Clinical consultant vs registered nurse

Differences between clinical consultant and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Clinical consultant example responsibilities.

• Manage communications with referral source, medical providers, injure worker and other parties involve in the rehabilitation process.
• Communicate by telephone with patients and patient family members to ensure attaining appropriate resource utilization require to achieve a quality outcome.
• Conduct ACLS and BLS certification classes.
• Act as lead instructor for ACLS, arrythmia monitoring and critical care course.
• Appropriate level of care in ICU.
• Implement and instruct all staff to successfully use and operate EMR computer system.
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Registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care for individuals with multiple diagnoses including COPD, diabetes, stroke and cardiac issues.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide care for cardiac patients in arrhythmia critical care unit, providing patient education and monitoring telemetry
• Re-Cover surgical patients immediately after heart and vascular surgery until transfer out of ICU.
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