Nurse case manager vs senior registered nurse

Differences between nurse case manager and senior registered 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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Senior registered nurse example responsibilities.

• Code team member, triage, manage a team of 5 patients and 3 providers.
• Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
• Care for critically ill patients in the ICU.
• Provide triage, referrals, direct nursing care, and medication administration to incarcerate population.
• Elbow support for new Cerner EMR system.
• Implement and coordinate unit education programs covering CPR and newborn care.
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