Medical administrator vs registered nurse

Differences between medical administrator and registered nurse duties and responsibilities

Medical administrator example responsibilities.

• Facilitate client relationships and manage surgery schedules, financial consultations, follow up care and ongoing maintenance.
• Maintain a working knowledge and understanding of CPT and ICD-10 codes.
• Provide patients with information explaining hospital admission policies, time of admission, and HIPPA privacy guidelines.
• Receive and fulfill requests for release of information to patients and external providers following HIPPA guidelines
• Attend classes to improve proficiency in billing using CPT and ICD9 codes with special modifiers.
• Verify coverage for third-party insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and out of network benefits.
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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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