Clinical staff educator vs head nurse

Differences between clinical staff educator and head nurse duties and responsibilities

Clinical staff educator example responsibilities.

• Manage team of medical support personnel, orient new clinical employees and develop new guidelines for chemotherapy administration.
• Plan and conduct CPR classes.
• Develop, implement and evaluate curricula for educational activities for staff and patients.
• Present weekly in-service training sessions as well as mandatory annual in-services.coordinate CPR classes to assure license personnel certification.
• Administer comprehensive diagnostic assessments and implement therapy for aural rehabilitation, language, cognitive, and social disorders.
• Coordinate with physicians in developing appropriate treatment and management plans for patients presenting with both chronic and acute disease conditions.
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Head nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Receive intensive training for critical care skill development upon transferring to the medical ICU.
• Perform advanced nursing care to acute/chronic medical/surgical, cardiac, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic and oncology/ hematology patients.
• Certify staff in CPR and blood glucose monitoring.
• Develop and implement an intensive care class for the staff; implement ACLS class for all staff.
• Develop process improvement plan with bundles for sedation and ventilation.
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