Hospitalist program director vs senior program officer

The differences between hospitalist program directors and senior program officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a hospitalist program director and a senior program officer. Additionally, a hospitalist program director has an average salary of $172,954, which is higher than the $100,469 average annual salary of a senior program officer.

The top three skills for a hospitalist program director include hospital medicine, hospital administration and patient satisfaction. The most important skills for a senior program officer are data analysis, global health, and HR.

Hospitalist program director vs senior program officer overview

	Hospitalist Program Director	Senior Program Officer
Yearly salary	$172,954	$100,469
Hourly rate	$83.15	$48.30
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	68,748	117,953
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Hospitalist program director vs senior program officer salary

Hospitalist program directors and senior program officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospitalist Program Director	Senior Program Officer
Average salary	$172,954	$100,469
Salary range	Between $82,000 And $362,000	Between $68,000 And $146,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Best paying industry	-	Non Profits

Differences between hospitalist program director and senior program officer education

There are a few differences between a hospitalist program director and a senior program officer in terms of educational background:

	Hospitalist Program Director	Senior Program Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Nursing	Political Science
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Hospitalist program director vs senior program officer demographics

Here are the differences between hospitalist program directors' and senior program officers' demographics:

	Hospitalist Program Director	Senior Program Officer
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 41.0% Female, 59.0%	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 5.3% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	14%	14%

Differences between hospitalist program director and senior program officer duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist program director example responsibilities.

Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Implement process improvements and Medicare department reorganization that establish a foundation for improve member outcomes and satisfaction and increase product margins.
Code heart, cardiac cath, CDU.
Round on physicians to validate AIDET skills.
Supervise and provide constructive feedback to behavioral interventionists to ensure effective ABA methodology are used.

Senior program officer example responsibilities.

Lead the development and implementation of over 35 sub-agreements and budgets, with partner NGOs.
Achieve superior customer results by improving and integrating proprietary chemistry tests.
Manage direct support professionals serving adult populations for persons with mental health, developmental disabilities and children with autism.
Assist study coordinators with IRB submissions.
Insure compliance with Medicaid and BCFS paperwork standards.
Introduce CMMI methodology as a means of strategically evolving the PMO.

Hospitalist program director vs senior program officer skills

Common hospitalist program director skills

Hospital Medicine, 33%
Hospital Administration, 23%
Patient Satisfaction, 19%
Clinical Operations, 18%
Patient Care, 8%

Common senior program officer skills

Data Analysis, 8%
Global Health, 7%
HR, 7%
Technical Assistance, 5%
Data Collection, 5%
SCI, 5%

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