Outpatient services director vs clinical manager

The differences between outpatient services directors and clinical managers 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 manager. Additionally, a clinical manager has an average salary of $84,066, 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 manager are patients, customer service, and home health.

Outpatient services director vs clinical manager overview

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Manager
Yearly salary	$77,427	$84,066
Hourly rate	$37.22	$40.42
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	73,606	81,863
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Outpatient services director vs clinical manager salary

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

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Manager
Average salary	$77,427	$84,066
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $118,000	Between $55,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Genentech
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between outpatient services director and clinical manager education

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

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Outpatient services director vs clinical manager demographics

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

	Outpatient Services Director	Clinical Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 41.6% Female, 58.4%	Male, 22.6% Female, 77.4%
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, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between outpatient services director and clinical manager 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 manager example responsibilities.

Track and manage IRB approvals.
Lead a team of 25 patient service coordinators and receptionists.
Manage and lead teams consisting of multiple internal departments as well as CRO and other vendors.
Manage data for research project billing and accountability for drug study product in accordance with FDA regulations.
Manage studies in association with the lead CRA to ensure all project expectations and milestones are meet.
Manage all facets of daily operations relating to imaging services, radiation therapy, and medical oncology services.

Outpatient services director vs clinical manager 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 manager skills

Patients, 19%
Customer Service, 8%
Home Health, 6%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Quality Patient Care, 5%
Patient Education, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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