Respiratory care program director vs assistant director of nursing

Differences between respiratory care program director and assistant director of nursing duties and responsibilities

Respiratory care program director example responsibilities.

• Manage oxygen therapy, nebulizers, aerosol medications, etc.
• Provide technical assistance and testimony for development and passage of legislation enabling implementation of Medicaid manage care.
• Perform diagnostic testing, EEG's, PFT's, cardiac stress tests, ABG's and EKG's.
• Maintain the ABG lab and bring the lab into compliance for JCAHO.
• Implement the use of a new ABG machine.
• Work with physicians to improve the inpatient EKG process.
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Assistant director of nursing example responsibilities.

• Manage care for all residents, ICF and SNF.
• Evaluate operational performance consistently achieving excellent JCAHO accreditation.
• Assist with managing daily facility operations, including patient care, staff supervision and logistical oversight.
• Work to ensure regulatory compliance by conduction mock surveys, interviewing patients and randomly assessing medical records.
• Complete newly-required HCFA MDS, and coordinated/chair all interdisciplinary care plan meetings to maintain HCFA regulatory compliance.
• Administer BLS training for license staff.
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