Hospital admissions clerk vs patient registrar

The differences between hospital admissions clerks and patient registrars can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a hospital admissions clerk, becoming a patient registrar takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a patient registrar has an average salary of $33,494, which is higher than the $30,864 average annual salary of a hospital admissions clerk.

The top three skills for a hospital admissions clerk include patients, office equipment and data entry. The most important skills for a patient registrar are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Hospital admissions clerk vs patient registrar overview

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Patient Registrar
Yearly salary	$30,864	$33,494
Hourly rate	$14.84	$16.10
Growth rate	-5%	-4%
Number of jobs	126,783	86,721
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	2	4

Hospital admissions clerk vs patient registrar salary

Hospital admissions clerks and patient registrars have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Patient Registrar
Average salary	$30,864	$33,494
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $38,000	Between $26,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Guidehouse
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and patient registrar education

There are a few differences between a hospital admissions clerk and a patient registrar in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Patient Registrar
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Hospital admissions clerk vs patient registrar demographics

Here are the differences between hospital admissions clerks' and patient registrars' demographics:

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Patient Registrar
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 10.2% White, 54.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% Asian, 6.4% White, 53.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and patient registrar duties and responsibilities

Hospital admissions clerk example responsibilities.

Manage front office check-in, insurance verification and certifications from doctors.
Register patients upon entry of the emergency room while collecting personal medical and insurance information.
Process surgery schedules for billing.
Assist nurses and doctors with paging other personnel and teams (stroke, trauma, radiology, etc).
Check insurance eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid.
Administer registration of patients and pass on information to require hospital departments.

Patient registrar example responsibilities.

Process release of information requests according to HIPAA regulations and manage valuables safe for entire facility.
Specialize in high degree of compassion when communicating with patients providing information and insurance details.
Receive patients, record patient demographic information and verify insurance for emergency department, laboratory, and radiology
Register patients and ensure correctness of all demographic information in AS400, verify insurance on various websites and collect patient co-payments.
Update demographics, billing information, Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance during patient interviews to obtain pertinent registration information.
Enter confidential personal health information and financial information into IDX system with a high rate of accuracy and confidentiality.

Hospital admissions clerk vs patient registrar skills

Common hospital admissions clerk skills

Patients, 31%
Office Equipment, 8%
Data Entry, 5%
Phone Calls, 5%
Computer System, 5%
Conference Room, 4%

Common patient registrar skills

Patients, 25%
Customer Service, 11%
Medical Terminology, 11%
Patient Registration, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Insurance Verification, 3%

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