Ward supervisor vs nurse case manager

Differences between ward supervisor and nurse case manager duties and responsibilities

Ward supervisor example responsibilities.

• Assess and manage various allergic and life threatening reactions of chemotherapy medications.
• Operate heart-lung to regulate blood circulation, composition, administer drugs and anesthetic agents, and control body temperature during surgery.
• Provide care to pediatric patients as part of an interdisciplinary team on the pediatric hematology/oncology and general pediatrics unit

Nurse case manager example responsibilities.

• Develop and manage plan of care for symptom management for patients/families in home, ALF, and SNF arena.
• Maintain communication with commercial insurance payers, manage Medicare and Medicaid sources and conduct daily clinical updates to insurance companies.
• Coordinate surgery schedules with doctor, hospital, medical equipment representative and patients.
• General assessment and care/case management of Medicare patients including wind care, diabetes, cardiac complications, respiratory treatments.
• Deliver independent private duty nursing to pediatric patients in need of holistic care, including oxygen-dependent, ventilator-dependent, tracheostomy patients.
• Interview and assess patients, documenting findings and input into EMR system.
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