Respiratory care program director vs practice administrator

The differences between respiratory care program directors and practice administrators 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 practice administrator. Additionally, a respiratory care program director has an average salary of $108,999, which is higher than the $78,493 average annual salary of a practice administrator.

The top three skills for a respiratory care program director include respiratory therapy, patients and respiratory care. The most important skills for a practice administrator are patients, patient care, and customer service.

Respiratory care program director vs practice administrator overview

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Practice Administrator
Yearly salary	$108,999	$78,493
Hourly rate	$52.40	$37.74
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	153,840	75,986
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Respiratory care program director vs practice administrator salary

Respiratory care program directors and practice administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Practice Administrator
Average salary	$108,999	$78,493
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $149,000	Between $56,000 And $109,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Osa
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between respiratory care program director and practice administrator education

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Practice Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Pennsylvania

Respiratory care program director vs practice administrator demographics

Here are the differences between respiratory care program directors' and practice administrators' demographics:

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Practice Administrator
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 25.0% Female, 75.0%
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, 12.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 7.1% White, 60.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between respiratory care program director and practice administrator 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.

Practice administrator example responsibilities.

Lead the hospital through a successful CMS validation survey.
Manage multiple SharePoint sites by adding and editing accurate data for each team within the department.
Deploy, configure, and manage enterprise systems; monitoring, windows, linux, aws, vmware.
Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable activities using QuickBooks and online banking applications.
Compose monthly productivity reports, manage payroll; develop and implement policies & procedures.
Manage the overall operations of a large pediatric practice that provide services to a predominantly Medicaid population

Respiratory care program director vs practice administrator skills

Common respiratory care program director skills

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

Common practice administrator skills

Patients, 14%
Patient Care, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Payroll, 5%
Practice Management, 4%
Oversight, 4%

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