Hospitalist coordinator vs scheduler

The differences between hospitalist coordinators and schedulers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hospitalist coordinator and a scheduler. Additionally, a hospitalist coordinator has an average salary of $51,977, which is higher than the $40,565 average annual salary of a scheduler.

The top three skills for a hospitalist coordinator include patient care, home health and patients. The most important skills for a scheduler are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Hospitalist coordinator vs scheduler overview

	Hospitalist Coordinator	Scheduler
Yearly salary	$51,977	$40,565
Hourly rate	$24.99	$19.50
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	22,421	56,890
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

Hospitalist coordinator vs scheduler salary

Hospitalist coordinators and schedulers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospitalist Coordinator	Scheduler
Average salary	$51,977	$40,565
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $79,000	Between $23,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between hospitalist coordinator and scheduler education

There are a few differences between a hospitalist coordinator and a scheduler in terms of educational background:

	Hospitalist Coordinator	Scheduler
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospitalist coordinator vs scheduler demographics

Here are the differences between hospitalist coordinators' and schedulers' demographics:

	Hospitalist Coordinator	Scheduler
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 10.8% Female, 89.2%	Male, 22.9% Female, 77.1%
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 hospitalist coordinator and scheduler duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
Benefit tracking includes vacation, sick time and CME reimbursement.
Maintain Hospitalists schedule to ensure coverage, tracking PTO and CME requests.
Coordinate, maintain and reconcile monthly tracking reports for billing, payroll and clinical hours.
Develop follow-up program for high-risk and non-compliant patients.
Collect verify, prepare, and submits Hospitalists payroll information

Scheduler example responsibilities.

Manage clinic visit schedules, rehabilitation conferences, medical exams, trial appearances, depositions, etc.
Utilize knowledge of medical insurance including manage care, Medicare, Medicaid, liability and workman's compensation.
Manage patient pre-op responsibilities, and generate all necessary paperwork.
Schedule procedure, surgery f/u, register new patients, referrals, insurance, send nurse messages.
Schedule patients for test and surgery procedures with and without anesthesia using the Surgi-Server computerize scheduling system.
Schedule patients for radiology and nuclear medicine procedures, verify insurance benefits, and obtain prior authorizations for patient procedures.

Hospitalist coordinator vs scheduler skills

Common hospitalist coordinator skills

Patient Care, 18%
Home Health, 14%
Patients, 13%
Relevant Data, 9%
Meeting Minutes, 9%
Computer System, 7%

Common scheduler skills

Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 13%
Medical Terminology, 7%
Patient Care, 5%
Data Entry, 3%
Home Health, 3%