Respiratory care program director vs nurse manager

The differences between respiratory care program directors and nurse 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 nurse manager. Additionally, a respiratory care program director has an average salary of $108,999, which is higher than the $83,684 average annual salary of a nurse manager.

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

Respiratory care program director vs nurse manager overview

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Nurse Manager
Yearly salary	$108,999	$83,684
Hourly rate	$52.40	$40.23
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	153,840	380,264
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Respiratory care program director vs nurse manager salary

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Nurse Manager
Average salary	$108,999	$83,684
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $149,000	Between $60,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	Las Vegas, NV
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	BD
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between respiratory care program director and nurse manager education

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Nurse Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Nursing
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Respiratory care program director vs nurse manager demographics

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Nurse Manager
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%
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, 12.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 7.6% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between respiratory care program director and nurse 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.

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.

Respiratory care program director vs nurse 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 nurse manager skills

Patients, 22%
Home Health, 8%
CPR, 4%
Customer Service, 4%
Performance Improvement, 3%
Surgery, 3%

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