Nurse case manager vs public health nurse

Differences between nurse case manager and public health nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse case manager example responsibilities.

• Develop and manage plan of care for symptom management for patients/families in home, ALF, and SNF arena.
• Maintain communication with commercial insurance payers, manage Medicare and Medicaid sources and conduct daily clinical updates to insurance companies.
• Coordinate surgery schedules with doctor, hospital, medical equipment representative and patients.
• General assessment and care/case management of Medicare patients including wind care, diabetes, cardiac complications, respiratory treatments.
• Deliver independent private duty nursing to pediatric patients in need of holistic care, including oxygen-dependent, ventilator-dependent, tracheostomy patients.
• Interview and assess patients, documenting findings and input into EMR system.
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Public health nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Assist in application of traction devices.perform routine tests such as urine dip stick, vision and hearing tests.
• Dispense medications and provide education for TB patients.
• Provide basic CPR classes at the community level as well.
• Produce and conduct staff classes such as CPR, respiratory protection, infectious diseases, etc.
• Instruct family in the care and rehabilitation of patient, maintenance of health and prevention of disease for family members.
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