Hospital volunteer vs prn

The differences between hospital volunteers and prns can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-3 months to become both a hospital volunteer and an prn. Additionally, an prn has an average salary of $39,642, which is higher than the $32,383 average annual salary of a hospital volunteer.

The top three skills for a hospital volunteer include patients, direct patient care and emergency room. The most important skills for an prn are patients, healthcare, and occupational therapy.

Hospital volunteer vs prn overview

	Hospital Volunteer	PRN
Yearly salary	$32,383	$39,642
Hourly rate	$15.57	$19.06
Growth rate	9%	9%
Number of jobs	49,297	72,309
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Associate Degree, 41%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	3	3

Hospital volunteer vs prn salary

Hospital volunteers and prns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Volunteer	PRN
Average salary	$32,383	$39,642
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $17,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	Davis, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Erlanger Health System
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between hospital volunteer and prn education

There are a few differences between a hospital volunteer and an prn in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Volunteer	PRN
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Associate Degree, 41%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Hospital volunteer vs prn demographics

Here are the differences between hospital volunteers' and prns' demographics:

	Hospital Volunteer	PRN
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 30.0% Female, 70.0%	Male, 21.0% Female, 79.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 53.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.6% Asian, 8.3% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between hospital volunteer and prn duties and responsibilities

Hospital volunteer example responsibilities.

Lead and train junior sailors on general military training, including hazardous materials and safety clinical procedures.
Provide support to staff, patients and families in both the emergency department and pediatrics units.
Support patients with daily activities after surgery to enhance their hospital experience and aid their recovery using interpersonal skills
Answer telephones in maternity ward.
Work with topics of economics and government.
Prepare and present a variety of lessons in economics to second grade students as a guest speaker.

Prn example responsibilities.

Develop discharge plans base on individual patients' medical and ADL needs to ensure safety and security issues are addressed.
Experience with ICU patients including ventilator and non-ventilator dependent patients.
Tend to the physical and emotional needs of patients recovering from critical injury or extensive orthopedic surgery.
Provide patient rehabilitation to primarily geriatric short/long term care patients of different diagnosis and document treatment sessions appropriately.
Provide PRN speech services including evaluation and treatments in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient settings with adult populations
Incorporate invasive monitoring and CPR skills as needed.

Hospital volunteer vs prn skills

Common hospital volunteer skills

Patients, 63%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Emergency Room, 4%
Front Desk, 4%
Surgery, 3%
Physical Therapy, 3%

Common prn skills

Patients, 29%
Healthcare, 9%
Occupational Therapy, 7%
CPR, 5%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Customer Service, 4%