Nursing home manager vs medical director

Differences between nursing home manager and medical director duties and responsibilities

Nursing home manager example responsibilities.

• Manage Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial insurance authorizations.
• Provide appropriate interventions to optimize health by educating patients and/or their families.
• Assume initiative to improve quality management compliance on unit including redesign of unit triage process and standardization of exam rooms.
• Implement and chair interdisciplinary rehabilitation committee.
• Participate in ongoing quality assurance of nursing care and incorporating OSHA guidelines.
• Implement and chair interdisciplinary rehabilitation committee.

Medical director example responsibilities.

• Manage OPD for acute injuries.
• Manage patients with diabetes, hypertension and other medical problems.
• Manage patients living with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other sexually transmit infections.
• Manage hypertension and diabetes in elderly patients
• Conduct psychiatry evaluations and treatment, manage co-occurring disorders.
• Manage budget planning, forecasting and accruals for improve financial management.
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