Geriatric physician vs geriatric care manager

Differences between geriatric physician and geriatric care manager duties and responsibilities

Geriatric physician example responsibilities.

• Initiate new treatment protocols for managing complex patients with co-morbid psychiatric and medical illnesses.
• Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
• Assist physician with minor office surgeries and other various procedures ECG's and immunizations.

Geriatric care manager example responsibilities.

• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Provide administrative and nutritional support and health care management for elderly patients.
• Develop and implement a special volunteer-education program to train volunteers in the care of an interaction with Alzheimer's patient.
• Interface with members' primary care physician, specialists and other health care providers to meet patients' health care needs.
• Assume a leadership role in meetings and training regarding staff education on state and institutional educational standards relate to child development.
• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.