Emergency room registrar vs certified medical technician

The differences between emergency room registrars and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become an emergency room registrar, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $33,811 average annual salary of an emergency room registrar.

The top three skills for an emergency room registrar include patients, medical terminology and insurance verification. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Emergency room registrar vs certified medical technician overview

	Emergency Room Registrar	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$33,811	$38,859
Hourly rate	$16.26	$18.68
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	101,528	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	2	12

Emergency room registrar vs certified medical technician salary

Emergency room registrars and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Room Registrar	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$33,811	$38,859
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $43,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between emergency room registrar and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between an emergency room registrar and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Room Registrar	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Connecticut

Emergency room registrar vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between emergency room registrars' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Emergency Room Registrar	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 14.9% Female, 85.1%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.7% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 4.7% White, 53.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	9%	8%

Differences between emergency room registrar and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Emergency room registrar example responsibilities.

Manage Medicare, Medicaid environment and third party reimbursements.
Maintain direct involvement in interviewing patients and gathering demographic data and account information, as well as in validating insurance coverage.
Complete paperwork and enter all info into MediTech database.
Handle all patient information according to NYSDOH according to HIPPA compliance.
Register patients for walk-in lab and x-ray utilizing ICD9 and CPT coding.
Maintain data accuracy in MEDITECH to provide quality assurance and financial process in order to have prompt collections.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Emergency room registrar vs certified medical technician skills

Common emergency room registrar skills

Patients, 43%
Medical Terminology, 5%
Insurance Verification, 5%
Customer Service, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Data Entry, 3%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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