Nursing home manager vs nursing director

Differences between nursing home manager and nursing 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.

Nursing director example responsibilities.

• Manage FTE'S of the units.
• Manage FTE numbers by following staffing grids.
• Lead in the implementation of whole house telemetry.
• Manage and provide inpatient nursing care for all aspects of general surgery.
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of nursing and ancillary services for successful operation of the SNF.
• Complete comprehensive assessments for all LTC residents which include managing falls, pain, skin integrity, and medications.
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