Inpatient services director vs nurse manager

Differences between inpatient services director and nurse manager duties and responsibilities

Inpatient services director example responsibilities.

• Manage PPS details efficiently to ensure high quality clinical care while maximizing reimbursement for the facility.
• Provide and direct therapy services to patients including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, relate documentation and communication.
• Monitor program budgets and provide program oversight to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Provide oversight to inpatient expansion trainers to assure a timely, clinically compliant and deficiency free expansion process.
• Confer with and referral to appropriate substance abuse rehabilitation facilities.
• Develop assessment protocols and procedures for evaluating geriatric in and out patients.
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Nurse manager example responsibilities.

• Case manage workers compensation cases, administer drug testing, surveillance testing, minor 1st aid and CPR instruction.
• Assess and manage various allergic and life threatening reactions of chemotherapy medications.
• Manage staff of medical personnel providing care for telemetry, geriatric and general medicine patients.
• Involve in utilization review and chart audits for all appropriate documentation for medicaid, Medicare and manage care organizations.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Maintain current ACLS and BLS certifications.
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