Admitting officer vs admitting clerk

The differences between admitting officers and admitting clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an admitting officer and an admitting clerk. Additionally, an admitting officer has an average salary of $33,119, which is higher than the $31,833 average annual salary of an admitting clerk.

The top three skills for an admitting officer include patients, hospital policies and medical terminology. The most important skills for an admitting clerk are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Admitting officer vs admitting clerk overview

	Admitting Officer	Admitting Clerk
Yearly salary	$33,119	$31,833
Hourly rate	$15.92	$15.30
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	62,741	106,698
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Associate Degree, 29%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Admitting officer vs admitting clerk salary

Admitting officers and admitting clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Admitting Officer	Admitting Clerk
Average salary	$33,119	$31,833
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between admitting officer and admitting clerk education

There are a few differences between an admitting officer and an admitting clerk in terms of educational background:

	Admitting Officer	Admitting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Associate Degree, 29%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Admitting officer vs admitting clerk demographics

Here are the differences between admitting officers' and admitting clerks' demographics:

	Admitting Officer	Admitting Clerk
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 15.0% Female, 85.0%	Male, 9.3% Female, 90.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 15.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 13.1% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 4.5% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between admitting officer and admitting clerk duties and responsibilities

Admitting officer example responsibilities.

Manage confidential patient information according to HIPPA guidelines.
Register new patients and update existing patient demographics by collecting patient detail personal and financial information.
Perform annual privacy audit to ensure all policies and procedures are in compliance with current HIPAA guidelines.
Obtain and register patient information appropriately, respecting HIPAA regulations.
Register patients in the emergency room, interview and inform patients of financial responsibility and collect deductibles.
Coordinate check-in processes by contacting insurance providers to verify correct insurance information and get authorization for proper billing codes.

Admitting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage confidential patient information according to HIPPA guidelines.
Assist patients with benefit verification, including Medicare and Medicaid.
Perform online verification of Medicaid and Medicare admissions to insure eligibility.
Schedule patients for special procedures and radiology exams, obtain prior authorizations and referrals.
Release medical records upon request and maintain confidentiality of patients information under HIPPA law.
Process paperwork for various departments including insurance, surgery, radiology, laboratory and the emergency room.

Admitting officer vs admitting clerk skills

Common admitting officer skills

Patients, 36%
Hospital Policies, 12%
Medical Terminology, 8%
HIPAA, 8%
Patient Care, 5%
Patient Insurance, 5%

Common admitting clerk skills

Patients, 40%
Customer Service, 10%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Data Entry, 5%
Computer System, 3%
Phone Calls, 3%