Public health staff nurse vs registered nurse case manager

Differences between public health staff nurse and registered nurse case manager duties and responsibilities

Public health staff nurse example responsibilities.

• Participate in manage care activities to produce health change, specifically providing diabetes education and lifestyle counseling in chronic disease areas.
• Administer and interpret TB skin testing and provide educational in-services on TB disease/prevention to area health care agencies.
• Administer treatments including wound/ incision dressing, catheter, tracheotomy and colostomy care to patient following physician's instructions.
• Provide nurse case management and education for individuals with infectious diseases that may threaten the community including tuberculosis and hepatitis.
• Conduct cardiovascular monitoring, catheters; mechanical ventilators; maintain a positive bedside manner.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.

Registered nurse case manager example responsibilities.

• Lead CNA med certification class and train staff in CPR certification.
• Direct and manage overall functions of both rehab and sub-acute units.
• Manage a 36 bed memory care unit along with a 15 LTC.
• Manage ICU\ PICU, relate to budget, staffing assignments, and evaluations.
• Coordinate and manage all DME and skil therapy services, establish upon admission.
• Manage post-op peritoneal catheters with prescribe flushes and dressing changes until mature and ready for use.
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