Hospitalist physician vs vascular technician

The differences between hospitalist physicians and vascular technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a hospitalist physician, becoming a vascular technician takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a hospitalist physician has an average salary of $246,629, which is higher than the $79,763 average annual salary of a vascular technician.

The top three skills for a hospitalist physician include patients, internal medicine and EMR. The most important skills for a vascular technician are patients, ARDMS, and RVT.

Hospitalist physician vs vascular technician overview

	Hospitalist Physician	Vascular Technician
Yearly salary	$246,629	$79,763
Hourly rate	$118.57	$38.35
Growth rate	7%	10%
Number of jobs	40,597	20,252
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 30%	Associate Degree, 46%
Average age	48	45
Years of experience	4	2

What does a hospitalist physician do?

A Hospitalist Physician is responsible for examining, diagnosing, and treating hospitalized patients. They supervise communication with hospitalized patients, family members, and nurses, as well as handle problems, emergencies, and changes in situations rapidly.

What does a vascular technician do?

Typically working together with physicians and nurses, a vascular technician specializes in performing imaging and diagnostic examinations to assess a patient's vascular health. Their responsibilities usually include gathering and analyzing patient information and medical history, operating diagnostic equipment, performing adjustments, discussing the extent of procedures to patients, and assisting them, making them feel comfortable every step of the way. Moreover, an avascular technician must produce and summarize findings, submitting them to physicians in a prompt and organized manner.

Hospitalist physician vs vascular technician salary

Hospitalist physicians and vascular technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospitalist Physician	Vascular Technician
Average salary	$246,629	$79,763
Salary range	Between $167,000 And $362,000	Between $48,000 And $130,000
Highest paying City	Puyallup, WA	Albany, NY
Highest paying state	Alaska	New York
Best paying company	Yuma Regional Medical Center	Dignity Health
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between hospitalist physician and vascular technician education

There are a few differences between a hospitalist physician and a vascular technician in terms of educational background:

	Hospitalist Physician	Vascular Technician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 30%	Associate Degree, 46%
Most common major	Medicine	Medical Technician
Most common college	Stanford University	Duke University

Hospitalist physician vs vascular technician demographics

Here are the differences between hospitalist physicians' and vascular technicians' demographics:

	Hospitalist Physician	Vascular Technician
Average age	48	45
Gender ratio	Male, 53.8% Female, 46.2%	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 13.9% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	13%	8%

Differences between hospitalist physician and vascular technician duties and responsibilities

Hospitalist physician example responsibilities.

Conduct vendor assessments with variety of EMR vendors to assure adherence with CMS standards.
Maintain CRM database of referring physicians, including their demographics, referral patterns and other relevant information.
Participate in a pilot program that utilize physician assistants to assist physicians with covering unassign patients on the hospital wards.
Perform EKG, monitoring & interpretation of EKG.
Coordinate with marketing, sales and CME departments to build cohesive community physician outreach program.
Organize and schedule physician to physician meetings, lunch and learn events, and CME programs.

Vascular technician example responsibilities.

Facilitate physician to help achieve ICAEL accreditation status.
Train to perform nuclear stress tests, treadmill stress echo, and ECG's.
Assist the lead echocardiographer with ARDMS certification.
Execute EKG's and procedure reports for physician's interpretation.
Handle audit request by ICAEL and maintain appropriate documentation, etc.
Initial patient vitals including ECG, weight, height and blood pressure.

Hospitalist physician vs vascular technician skills

Common hospitalist physician skills

Patients, 37%
Internal Medicine, 17%
EMR, 17%
Acls, 4%
Surgery, 4%
Emergency Medicine, 4%

Common vascular technician skills

Patients, 21%
ARDMS, 9%
RVT, 8%
Vascular Technologist, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Test Results, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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