Community health nursing director vs department director

The differences between community health nursing directors and department directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a community health nursing director and a department director. Additionally, a department director has an average salary of $97,804, which is higher than the $79,137 average annual salary of a community health nursing director.

The top three skills for a community health nursing director include home health, patient care and community health. The most important skills for a department director are patient care, patients, and healthcare.

Community health nursing director vs department director overview

	Community Health Nursing Director	Department Director
Yearly salary	$79,137	$97,804
Hourly rate	$38.05	$47.02
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	114,521	73,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Community health nursing director vs department director salary

Community health nursing directors and department directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Community Health Nursing Director	Department Director
Average salary	$79,137	$97,804
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $130,000	Between $64,000 And $148,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Anna Jaques Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between community health nursing director and department director education

There are a few differences between a community health nursing director and a department director in terms of educational background:

	Community Health Nursing Director	Department Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Pennsylvania

Community health nursing director vs department director demographics

Here are the differences between community health nursing directors' and department directors' demographics:

	Community Health Nursing Director	Department Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 6.8% Female, 93.2%	Male, 52.8% Female, 47.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 6.2% White, 68.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 7.9% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between community health nursing director and department director duties and responsibilities

Community health nursing director example responsibilities.

Manage multiple patients, assessing ability to continue living independently or moving to higher acuity care.
Provide clinical exercise physiology services and health/wellness counseling for family practice/sports medicine/orthopedics medical group effecting positive lifestyle changes in patients serve.
Meet with interdepartmental supervisors to discuss changes or recommendations for improvements within ACHD.

Department director example responsibilities.

Manage and direct bureau operations, and provide oversight of criminal investigations of statewide importance.
Establish and develop relationships with ERP and consulting vendors with the goal of maximizing comparative advantage and cost efficient solution development.
Ensure compliance with all CMS regulations.
Provide public education in the areas of fire department capabilities and history as well as CPR classes.
Follow up and coordination of rehabilitation services.
Cross-Train pre-operative and PACU staff to optimize efficiency.

Community health nursing director vs department director skills

Common community health nursing director skills

Home Health, 44%
Patient Care, 19%
Community Health, 15%
Primary Care, 8%
TB, 5%
Strategic Plan, 4%

Common department director skills

Patient Care, 15%
Patients, 14%
Healthcare, 13%
Oversight, 8%
Human Resources, 5%
Payroll, 4%

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