Nurse administrator vs assistant nurse manager

The differences between nurse administrators and assistant nurse managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a nurse administrator and an assistant nurse manager. Additionally, an assistant nurse manager has an average salary of $78,364, which is higher than the $72,224 average annual salary of a nurse administrator.

The top three skills for a nurse administrator include patients, acute care and direct patient care. The most important skills for an assistant nurse manager are patients, BLS, and acls.

Nurse administrator vs assistant nurse manager overview

	Nurse Administrator	Assistant Nurse Manager
Yearly salary	$72,224	$78,364
Hourly rate	$34.72	$37.67
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	619,218	545,521
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

What does a nurse administrator do?

Nurse Administrators are responsible for the coordination of all operational and administrative tasks relating to the nursing team. They are responsible for the retention, hiring, and firing of nursing staff, creating budgets, authorizing spending, ensuring regulatory guidelines compliance, implementing staff mentorship sessions, and accomplishing patient satisfaction, safety, cost savings, and efficiency objectives. Other duties include preparing reports, attending meetings, supervising fundraising projects, and forming partnerships with the academic and medical community.

What does an assistant nurse manager do?

Nurses are the workforce and backbone of any medical facility and hospital. It is for this reason that effective management and leadership is required to handle this essential workforce. An assistant nurse manager's responsibilities are delegating tasks and nurse schedules and training and orients staff on the hospital's or medical facility's daily activities. Besides being a licensed nurse, an assistant nurse manager needs good organizational skills and interpersonal skills. This person must have experience in handling employees and able to manage a nurse station with expertise.

Nurse administrator vs assistant nurse manager salary

Nurse administrators and assistant nurse managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nurse Administrator	Assistant Nurse Manager
Average salary	$72,224	$78,364
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $107,000	Between $55,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Community Health Systems	Mercy Corps
Best paying industry	Government	Health Care

Differences between nurse administrator and assistant nurse manager education

There are a few differences between a nurse administrator and an assistant nurse manager in terms of educational background:

	Nurse Administrator	Assistant Nurse Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Nurse administrator vs assistant nurse manager demographics

Here are the differences between nurse administrators' and assistant nurse managers' demographics:

	Nurse Administrator	Assistant Nurse Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 16.3% Female, 83.7%	Male, 15.1% Female, 84.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between nurse administrator and assistant nurse manager duties and responsibilities

Nurse administrator example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Instruct employees in first aid, safety, CPR, growth and development of children and nutrition.
Care planning and coordinating with the MDS team on restraints, psychoactive medications, infections, falls and restraints.
Make referrals for medical treatment: and follow-up with psychiatric rehabilitation programs, treating physicians, pharmacies and other treatment collaterals.
Make referrals for medical treatment and follow-up with psychiatric rehabilitation programs.
Administer intravenous medications for conscious sedation and monitor patients during in office procedures per protocol.

Assistant nurse manager example responsibilities.

Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
Prepare for HIPAA, CMS, UNOS and JCAHO reviews, ensuring require elements of compliance and documentation of such.
Nurse executive position reporting to the CNO.
Network point of contact for staff/employee influenza immunization measures.
Facilitate staff compliance with regulatory and professional standard of care (JC, CMS).
Coordinate efforts of all aspects of the rehabilitation team to help assure the patient outcomes are as expected.

Nurse administrator vs assistant nurse manager skills

Common nurse administrator skills

Patients, 33%
Acute Care, 9%
Direct Patient Care, 6%
Infection Control, 4%
Rehabilitation, 3%
Quality Patient Care, 3%

Common assistant nurse manager skills

Patients, 17%
BLS, 11%
Acls, 6%
Customer Service, 4%
Advanced Life Support, 4%
Quality Improvement, 4%

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