Community health nursing director vs practice manager

The differences between community health nursing directors and practice managers 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 practice manager. Additionally, a practice manager has an average salary of $107,374, 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 practice manager are patients, patient care, and customer service.

Community health nursing director vs practice manager overview

	Community Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Yearly salary	$79,137	$107,374
Hourly rate	$38.05	$51.62
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	114,521	38,196
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Community health nursing director vs practice manager salary

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

	Community Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Average salary	$79,137	$107,374
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $130,000	Between $65,000 And $175,000
Highest paying City	-	Providence, RI
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Davis Wright Tremaine
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between community health nursing director and practice manager education

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

	Community Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Nursing	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Pennsylvania

Community health nursing director vs practice manager demographics

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

	Community Health Nursing Director	Practice Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 6.8% Female, 93.2%	Male, 25.3% Female, 74.7%
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, 11.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 7.9% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between community health nursing director and practice manager 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.

Practice manager example responsibilities.

Secure new engagements worldwide, and lead numerous ERP and CRM initiatives.
Manage a great team of 7 consultants that deliver outstanding ERP solutions.
Supervise and manage a staff of 12.5 FTE personnel and 4 FTE physicians.
Accomplish at applying knowledge of veterinary science and compassion for animals to ensure optimal care.
Manage all aspects of establishing, setting and implementing standards and work processes to ensure well running PMO.
Manage the selection process and implementation of the practice's EMR by reviewing and updating the system as needed.

Community health nursing director vs practice manager 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 practice manager skills

Patients, 17%
Patient Care, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
PET, 5%
Practice Management, 4%
Payroll, 3%

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