Hospital secretary vs unit coordinator

The differences between hospital secretaries and unit coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hospital secretary and a unit coordinator. Additionally, a unit coordinator has an average salary of $43,688, which is higher than the $38,074 average annual salary of a hospital secretary.

The top three skills for a hospital secretary include patients, scheduling appointments and surgery. The most important skills for a unit coordinator are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Hospital secretary vs unit coordinator overview

	Hospital Secretary	Unit Coordinator
Yearly salary	$38,074	$43,688
Hourly rate	$18.30	$21.00
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	9,383	85,294
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Hospital secretary vs unit coordinator salary

Hospital secretaries and unit coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Secretary	Unit Coordinator
Average salary	$38,074	$43,688
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $51,000	Between $29,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Ohio's Hospice
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hospital secretary and unit coordinator education

There are a few differences between a hospital secretary and a unit coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Secretary	Unit Coordinator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 30%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Hospital secretary vs unit coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between hospital secretaries' and unit coordinators' demographics:

	Hospital Secretary	Unit Coordinator
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 12.0% Female, 88.0%	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%
Race ratio	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%	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	9%	9%

Differences between hospital secretary and unit coordinator duties and responsibilities

Hospital secretary example responsibilities.

Conduct 6 mass vaccination campaigns, manage protein-calorie malnutrition, coordinate epidemiological surveillance, and direct health facility rehabilitation
Keep family up to date regarding their love ones in surgery.
Establish excellent relationships with all patients and co-workers.
Compose, type and finalize agenda by summarizing information; compile packet documents; edit and proofread agenda; disseminate information.
Update and distribute weekly chemotherapy schedule.

Unit coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
Demonstrate care and compassion toward all patients and family members at all times.
Receive all incoming phone calls; triage calls from the hospital emergency room.
Display ability to identify and prioritize degree of urgency via assignment of triage.
Review all patients EMR to ensure all appropriate power plans and quality measure consoles have been initiate.
Coordinate the daily events in an ICU setting and all other secretarial duties, including but not limit to maintaining equipment.

Hospital secretary vs unit coordinator skills

Common hospital secretary skills

Patients, 26%
Scheduling Appointments, 15%
Surgery, 9%
Transcription, 9%
Dictation, 8%
Administrative Functions, 8%

Common unit coordinator skills

Patients, 26%
Customer Service, 12%
Medical Terminology, 8%
CPR, 3%
Patient Flow, 3%
Physician Orders, 3%