Executive receptionist vs medical receptionist

The differences between executive receptionists and medical receptionists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an executive receptionist and a medical receptionist. Additionally, an executive receptionist has an average salary of $41,640, which is higher than the $31,960 average annual salary of a medical receptionist.

The top three skills for an executive receptionist include front desk, scheduling conference rooms and reservations. The most important skills for a medical receptionist are patients, customer service, and check-in.

Executive receptionist vs medical receptionist overview

	Executive Receptionist	Medical Receptionist
Yearly salary	$41,640	$31,960
Hourly rate	$20.02	$15.37
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	82,958	118,048
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 28%
Average age	42	49
Years of experience	2	2

What does an executive receptionist do?

An executive receptionist works with chief officers of organizations, handles administrative tasks, schedules meetings, arranges travel, and handles secretarial tasks. For board meetings, they ensure that conference rooms are clean, prepare refreshments, and refill supplies. They also manage an executive director's schedule, transcribe meeting minutes for board meetings, and ensure materials are ready for presentations.

What does a medical receptionist do?

Medical receptionists are responsible for manning the front desk at a medical facility such as a clinic or a hospital. They manage schedules and appointments in the clinic or hospital. They help patients to their respective appointments. They also assist doctors, nurses, and other medical practitioners by ensuring that the schedule for the day is being followed. They are also in charge of assisting visitors by directing them wherever they would need to go. Medical receptionists also answer inquiries by patients or visitors. Medical knowledge, great customer service skills, and a friendly attitude are needed.

Executive receptionist vs medical receptionist salary

Executive receptionists and medical receptionists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Executive Receptionist	Medical Receptionist
Average salary	$41,640	$31,960
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $54,000	Between $26,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Portland, ME
Highest paying state	-	Maine
Best paying company	-	CENTER FOR SIGHT
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between executive receptionist and medical receptionist education

There are a few differences between an executive receptionist and a medical receptionist in terms of educational background:

	Executive Receptionist	Medical Receptionist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Associate Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Health Care Administration
Most common college	-	-

Executive receptionist vs medical receptionist demographics

Here are the differences between executive receptionists' and medical receptionists' demographics:

	Executive Receptionist	Medical Receptionist
Average age	42	49
Gender ratio	Male, 8.4% Female, 91.6%	Male, 5.2% Female, 94.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 6.1% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	9%

Differences between executive receptionist and medical receptionist duties and responsibilities

Executive receptionist example responsibilities.

Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Act as primary liaison between patients, physical therapists and physicians while accomplishing miscellaneous duties necessary for maintaining operations.
Accept payment for copays, research and verify insurance coverage, and ensure patients sign HIPAA regulationinformation document.

Medical receptionist example responsibilities.

Conduct analysis to address long wait times which lead to faster triage, shorter wait times.
Evaluate all EOB's to insure accurate payment is received and when necessary will file appeals to achieve optimal payments.
Greet and check-in patients, including obtaining accurate patient demographic information, patient registration, and checking insurance eligibility.
Learned and operate chiropractic equipment (decompression; Leander) & x-rays; enabling Dr to have more time for patients.
Resolve concerns of terminally ill patients with compassion and professionalism.
Identify patients' specific scheduling requirements while demonstrating care and compassion via telephone.

Executive receptionist vs medical receptionist skills

Common executive receptionist skills

Front Desk, 18%
Scheduling Conference Rooms, 12%
Reservations, 11%
Data Entry, 11%
Executive Assistants, 5%
Travel Arrangements, 5%

Common medical receptionist skills

Patients, 30%
Customer Service, 9%
Check-In, 6%
Medical Terminology, 6%
Patient Care, 4%
Front Desk, 4%

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