Hospital clinic assistant vs clinical medical assistant

The differences between hospital clinic assistants and clinical medical assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a hospital clinic assistant and a clinical medical assistant. Additionally, a clinical medical assistant has an average salary of $37,052, which is higher than the $32,515 average annual salary of a hospital clinic assistant.

The top three skills for a hospital clinic assistant include patients, patient care and vital signs. The most important skills for a clinical medical assistant are patients, patient care, and vital signs.

Hospital clinic assistant vs clinical medical assistant overview

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	Clinical Medical Assistant
Yearly salary	$32,515	$37,052
Hourly rate	$15.63	$17.81
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	64,179	233,464
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Associate Degree, 27%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	12	12

Hospital clinic assistant vs clinical medical assistant salary

Hospital clinic assistants and clinical medical assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	Clinical Medical Assistant
Average salary	$32,515	$37,052
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Brigham and Women's Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hospital clinic assistant and clinical medical assistant education

There are a few differences between a hospital clinic assistant and a clinical medical assistant in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	Clinical Medical Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Associate Degree, 27%
Most common major	Nursing	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	-	-

Hospital clinic assistant vs clinical medical assistant demographics

Here are the differences between hospital clinic assistants' and clinical medical assistants' demographics:

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	Clinical Medical Assistant
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 25.6% Female, 74.4%	Male, 10.8% Female, 89.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 9.4% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.1% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 9.1% White, 51.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital clinic assistant and clinical medical assistant duties and responsibilities

Hospital clinic assistant example responsibilities.

Manage medical/isolation stalls and surgery treatment facility and assist in post surgery care.
Interview perspective patients in order to ascertain medical history, explaining treatment procedures and prepare patients for examination.
Trail staff in HIPAA security and audit processes.
Encourage patients to become more independent by using recommend therapeutic devices.
Provide project leadership for facility implementations of clinical EMR to ensure accuracy of data abstraction for quality core measures.
Chart reviews and updates, transcription of clinical data into electronic charts for documentation and determination of medical necessity.

Clinical medical assistant example responsibilities.

Obtain vital signs, calculate body mass indexes, administer intramuscular injections, administer venipuncture on patients using aseptic technique.
Treat patients and coworkers with dignity, respect and compassion.
Obtain EKG's and vitals along with medical history, family history, current medications and chief complaints.
Present data in a Powerpoint presentation in mentoring professor's classes.
Process super-bills for submission to CPR billing, and daily bank deposits.
Order new equipment and work with word, excel, and PowerPoint.

Hospital clinic assistant vs clinical medical assistant skills

Common hospital clinic assistant skills

Patients, 49%
Patient Care, 18%
Vital Signs, 11%
Internal Medicine, 9%
BLS, 8%
Surgery, 1%

Common clinical medical assistant skills

Patients, 19%
Patient Care, 12%
Vital Signs, 10%
CPR, 4%
Customer Service, 4%
Medical Assistants, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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