Relief charge nurse vs triage register nurse

The differences between relief charge nurses and triage register nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a relief charge nurse and a triage register nurse. Additionally, a relief charge nurse has an average salary of $73,571, which is higher than the $67,813 average annual salary of a triage register nurse.

The top three skills for a relief charge nurse include patients, BLS and direct patient care. The most important skills for a triage register nurse are patients, home health, and triage rn.

Relief charge nurse vs triage register nurse overview

	Relief Charge Nurse	Triage Register Nurse
Yearly salary	$73,571	$67,813
Hourly rate	$35.37	$32.60
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	624,888	458,151
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 46%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Relief charge nurse vs triage register nurse salary

Relief charge nurses and triage register nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Relief Charge Nurse	Triage Register Nurse
Average salary	$73,571	$67,813
Salary range	Between $46,000 And $116,000	Between $45,000 And $101,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between relief charge nurse and triage register nurse education

There are a few differences between a relief charge nurse and a triage register nurse in terms of educational background:

	Relief Charge Nurse	Triage Register Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Associate Degree, 46%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Relief charge nurse vs triage register nurse demographics

Here are the differences between relief charge nurses' and triage register nurses' demographics:

	Relief Charge Nurse	Triage Register Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%	Male, 6.7% Female, 93.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 9.2% White, 65.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 9.0% White, 66.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between relief charge nurse and triage register nurse duties and responsibilities

Relief charge nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Re-Cover patients in PACU, observing level of consciousness, management of pain and maintaining safety of patient.
Provide urgent/emergent/trauma nursing services in an urban setting; relief charge nurse, trauma triage; MICN; TNCC; CEN.
Provide comprehensive nursing care to a population of adult patients exhibiting complex medical and surgical issues requiring ongoing telemetry monitoring.
Float to CCU and over flow unit.
Recieve ACLS certification although not require on unit.

Triage register nurse example responsibilities.

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Leverage a comprehensive network of community resources to provide patients with referrals to external service providers.
Assist in maintaining and updating OSHA and MSDS information logs.
Ensure regulatory compliance to JCAHO standards, HCFA and OSHA compliance; validate by surveys.
Train to perform venipuncture for necessary blood tests
Order and obtain blood laboratory specimens through venipuncture.

Relief charge nurse vs triage register nurse skills

Common relief charge nurse skills

Patients, 32%
BLS, 7%
Direct Patient Care, 6%
IV, 3%
Quality Patient Care, 3%
Emergency Room, 3%

Common triage register nurse skills

Patients, 31%
Home Health, 8%
Triage RN, 5%
Patient Education, 4%
Telephone Triage, 3%
Primary Care, 3%

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