Respiratory care program director vs clinical manager

The differences between respiratory care program 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 a respiratory care program director and a clinical manager. Additionally, a respiratory care program director has an average salary of $108,999, which is higher than the $84,066 average annual salary of a clinical manager.

The top three skills for a respiratory care program director include respiratory therapy, patients and respiratory care. The most important skills for a clinical manager are patients, customer service, and home health.

Respiratory care program director vs clinical manager overview

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Clinical Manager
Yearly salary	$108,999	$84,066
Hourly rate	$52.40	$40.42
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	153,840	81,863
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Respiratory care program director vs clinical manager salary

Respiratory care program directors and clinical managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Clinical Manager
Average salary	$108,999	$84,066
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $149,000	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 respiratory care program director and clinical manager education

There are a few differences between a respiratory care program director and a clinical manager in terms of educational background:

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Clinical Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Nursing
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Pennsylvania

Respiratory care program director vs clinical manager demographics

Here are the differences between respiratory care program directors' and clinical managers' demographics:

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Clinical Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 22.6% Female, 77.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.8% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 7.4% White, 61.0% 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 respiratory care program director and clinical manager 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.

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.

Respiratory care program director vs clinical manager skills

Common respiratory care program director skills

Respiratory Therapy, 11%
Patients, 8%
Respiratory Care, 6%
Performance Improvement, 5%
BLS, 5%
Strategic Plan, 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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