Outpatient services director vs clinical director

The differences between outpatient services directors and clinical directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an outpatient services director and a clinical director. Additionally, a clinical director has an average salary of $96,497, which is higher than the $77,427 average annual salary of an outpatient services director.

The top three skills for an outpatient services director include patients, social work and quality care. The most important skills for a clinical director are patients, patient care, and physical therapy.

Outpatient services director vs clinical director overview

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Director
Yearly salary	$77,427	$96,497
Hourly rate	$37.22	$46.39
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	73,606	83,232
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Outpatient services director vs clinical director salary

Outpatient services directors and clinical directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Director
Average salary	$77,427	$96,497
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $118,000	Between $63,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Sutro Biopharma
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between outpatient services director and clinical director education

There are a few differences between an outpatient services director and a clinical director in terms of educational background:

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Outpatient services director vs clinical director demographics

Here are the differences between outpatient services directors' and clinical directors' demographics:

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 41.6% Female, 58.4%	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between outpatient services director and clinical director duties and responsibilities

Outpatient services director example responsibilities.

Manage the departmental budget by adjusting therapist schedules to more efficiently schedule patients.
Manage projects and ambulatory system initiatives, and collaborate with system leadership teams to ensure EMR alignment with all regulatory requirements.
Receive no recommendations during JCAHO survey.
Coordinate staff of 105-plus FTE's.
Direct JCAHO accredit intensive out patient eating disorder treatment program.
Provide individual, family, and group therapies to partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient patients.

Clinical director example responsibilities.

Develop distinctive ambulatory strategies to achieve and sustain competitive healthcare advantage.
Manage and assist with data collection and input for MDS.
Manage quality of documentation through education and electronic review of clinical processes utilizing HCHB EMR.
Manage front office, marketing, and communication -demonstrated/supervise exercises for patients -Developed instructional packets for home exercise programs
Manage projects and ambulatory system initiatives, and collaborate with system leadership teams to ensure EMR alignment with all regulatory requirements.
Experience in GCP, FDA audits, and regulatory guidance review and implementation.

Outpatient services director vs clinical director skills

Common outpatient services director skills

Patients, 20%
Social Work, 15%
Quality Care, 10%
Treatment Services, 7%
Crisis Intervention, 6%
Patient Care, 5%

Common clinical director skills

Patients, 18%
Patient Care, 11%
Physical Therapy, 5%
Social Work, 4%
Rehabilitation, 4%
Clinical Services, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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