Rehab director vs nurse manager

Differences between rehab director and nurse manager duties and responsibilities

Rehab director example responsibilities.

• Manage PPS, MDS input, Medicare caseload, setting planner, managing minutes, and managing insurance approvals authorizations.
• Manage budget and labor costs of rehab department in LTC skil nursing facility.
• Experience in education and training of other DOR's at sister facility to accomplish clinical and financial goals.
• Manage PPS/schedules and ensure sufficient coverage for a mix caseload of MCR, HMO and private pay residents.
• Organize, supply, set up, and manage therapy services in a new state of the art SNF.
• Lead team of interdisciplinary therapists through the preparation process to successfully obtain CARF accreditation.
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Nurse manager example responsibilities.

• Case manage workers compensation cases, administer drug testing, surveillance testing, minor 1st aid and CPR instruction.
• Assess and manage various allergic and life threatening reactions of chemotherapy medications.
• Manage staff of medical personnel providing care for telemetry, geriatric and general medicine patients.
• Involve in utilization review and chart audits for all appropriate documentation for medicaid, Medicare and manage care organizations.
• Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
• Maintain current ACLS and BLS certifications.
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