Life care planner vs registered nurse

Differences between life care planner and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Life care planner 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.
• Complete health risk assessments for members who have recently become effective with Delaware Medicaid.
• Work with Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies in obtaining authorization using ICD codes for patient's home care needs.
• Examine patients arriving acutely in the ICU and administer therapeutic activities including ambulation, bed mobility, transfers and safety.
• Report to APS as appropriate.
• Create, implement, and evaluate nurse training for HEDIS.
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Registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Manage patient care for individuals with multiple diagnoses including COPD, diabetes, stroke and cardiac issues.
• Organize and manage regular clinics involving external physicians, including ophthalmology, ENT, Med/Surg, orthopedics, and podiatry professionals.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Provide care for cardiac patients in arrhythmia critical care unit, providing patient education and monitoring telemetry
• Re-Cover surgical patients immediately after heart and vascular surgery until transfer out of ICU.
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