Hospital admissions clerk vs registration specialist

The differences between hospital admissions clerks and registration specialists 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 registration specialist takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a hospital admissions clerk has an average salary of $30,864, which is higher than the $30,422 average annual salary of a registration specialist.

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

Hospital admissions clerk vs registration specialist overview

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Registration Specialist
Yearly salary	$30,864	$30,422
Hourly rate	$14.84	$14.63
Growth rate	-5%	-4%
Number of jobs	126,783	79,118
Job satisfaction	4	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	2	4

Hospital admissions clerk vs registration specialist salary

Hospital admissions clerks and registration specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Registration Specialist
Average salary	$30,864	$30,422
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $38,000	Between $23,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and registration specialist education

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

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Registration Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Hospital admissions clerk vs registration specialist demographics

Here are the differences between hospital admissions clerks' and registration specialists' demographics:

	Hospital Admissions Clerk	Registration Specialist
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%	Male, 14.5% Female, 85.5%
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, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between hospital admissions clerk and registration specialist 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.

Registration specialist example responsibilities.

Attain and authenticate patient insurance information, counsel patients on changes in insurance policies, verify patient demographics.
Help patients through the registration and admitting processes and also contribute to the PBX department.
Input data entries for insurance billing; adding CPT codes and diagnosis from face sheets as patients arrive.
Act as hospital PBX operator.
Complete all charge entry, enter all CPT and ICD-9 codes for billing for multiple doctors each day.
Enter patient information and verify information according to HIPAA regulations.

Hospital admissions clerk vs registration specialist skills

Common hospital admissions clerk skills

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

Common registration specialist skills

Patients, 25%
Customer Service, 14%
Medical Terminology, 8%
Patient Registration, 5%
Insurance Verification, 4%
Data Entry, 4%

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