Hospital unit clerk vs unit coordinator

The differences between hospital unit clerks 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 unit clerk and a unit coordinator. Additionally, a unit coordinator has an average salary of $43,688, which is higher than the $29,720 average annual salary of a hospital unit clerk.

The top three skills for a hospital unit clerk include patients, patient care and medical terminology. The most important skills for a unit coordinator are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Hospital unit clerk vs unit coordinator overview

	Hospital Unit Clerk	Unit Coordinator
Yearly salary	$29,720	$43,688
Hourly rate	$14.29	$21.00
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	114,288	85,294
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	47	49
Years of experience	2	2

Hospital unit clerk vs unit coordinator salary

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

	Hospital Unit Clerk	Unit Coordinator
Average salary	$29,720	$43,688
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $53,000	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 unit clerk and unit coordinator education

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

	Hospital Unit Clerk	Unit Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 28%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Hospital unit clerk vs unit coordinator demographics

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

	Hospital Unit Clerk	Unit Coordinator
Average age	47	49
Gender ratio	Male, 9.4% Female, 90.6%	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 6.3% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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	6%	9%

Differences between hospital unit clerk and unit coordinator duties and responsibilities

Hospital unit clerk example responsibilities.

Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
Make appropriate notations in Meditech system.
Demonstrate in depth knowledge of health-care ethics and legalities, confidentiality, safety, and professional communication with patients and co-workers.
Handle patients complaints with professionalism and a positive attitude in fast-pace situations
Obtain demographics and insurance information primarily dealing with Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance for patients or potential patients.
Perform procedures and uses equipment as delegated by license professionals: including blood draws, urethral/intravenous catheters, immobilizers and EKGs.

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 unit clerk vs unit coordinator skills

Common hospital unit clerk skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 22%
Medical Terminology, 21%
Physician Orders, 12%
Data Entry, 3%
Office Equipment, 3%

Common unit coordinator skills

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