Hospital clinic assistant vs md

The differences between hospital clinic assistants and mds 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 an md. Additionally, an md has an average salary of $75,011, 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 an md are patients, customer service, and surgical procedures.

Hospital clinic assistant vs md overview

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	MD
Yearly salary	$32,515	$75,011
Hourly rate	$15.63	$36.06
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	64,179	58,569
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	12	12

Hospital clinic assistant vs md salary

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

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	MD
Average salary	$32,515	$75,011
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $25,000 And $224,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Atrium Health Floyd
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between hospital clinic assistant and md education

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

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	MD
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Hospital clinic assistant vs md demographics

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

	Hospital Clinic Assistant	MD
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 25.6% Female, 74.4%	Male, 37.5% Female, 62.5%
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, 14.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 9.1% White, 47.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital clinic assistant and md 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.

Md example responsibilities.

Manage the office regarding Clia and OSHA laws and regulations
Manage on call pager for after hours triage and urgent matters while staying in complete communication with the physician.
Manage patient files by making new charts, keying all encounters through ICD-9 coding procedures and posting in patient database.
Operate electrocardiograph (EKG), call to schedule test for patients and routine office visits.
Back office responsibilities include rooming patients, obtaining vitals, chief complaint and documenting into EMR system.
Assist physicians in exams rooms, administer intramuscular injections and perform venipuncture on adult and pediatric patients.

Hospital clinic assistant vs md skills

Common hospital clinic assistant skills

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

Common md skills

Patients, 33%
Customer Service, 8%
Surgical Procedures, 6%
Surgery, 5%
Patient Care, 5%
Vital Signs, 4%