Respiratory care program director vs service director

The differences between respiratory care program directors and service directors 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 service director. Additionally, a service director has an average salary of $114,981, which is higher than the $108,999 average annual salary of a respiratory care program director.

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

Respiratory care program director vs service director overview

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Service Director
Yearly salary	$108,999	$114,981
Hourly rate	$52.40	$55.28
Growth rate	28%	28%
Number of jobs	153,840	64,277
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

Respiratory care program director vs service director salary

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Service Director
Average salary	$108,999	$114,981
Salary range	Between $79,000 And $149,000	Between $70,000 And $188,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Mayo Clinic
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between respiratory care program director and service director education

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Service Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Business
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Pennsylvania

Respiratory care program director vs service director demographics

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

	Respiratory Care Program Director	Service Director
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 57.2% Female, 42.8%
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, 11.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between respiratory care program director and service director 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.

Service director example responsibilities.

Lead and manage implementation and customization of SharePoint to replace legacy document approval system and document filing system.
Lead the training program for child psychiatry residents.
Manage social medias (Weibo, Facebook and etc . )
Assist in managing client accounts by managing HVAC alignments and ensuring contractual requirements are meet.
Manage a staff of 280 FTE s and a management team of 6 in a union environment.
Manage all daily operations, both clinical and support, during and after Medicare trials to ensure long-term business viability.

Respiratory care program director vs service director skills

Common respiratory care program director skills

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

Common service director skills

Patients, 12%
Healthcare, 10%
Patient Care, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Oversight, 5%
Surgery, 4%

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