Nurse receptionist vs medical assisting extern

The differences between nurse receptionists and medical assisting externs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a nurse receptionist, becoming a medical assisting extern takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a medical assisting extern has an average salary of $35,737, which is higher than the $31,667 average annual salary of a nurse receptionist.

The top three skills for a nurse receptionist include front desk, patients and phone calls. The most important skills for a medical assisting extern are patients, vital signs, and EKG.

Nurse receptionist vs medical assisting extern overview

	Nurse Receptionist	Medical Assisting Extern
Yearly salary	$31,667	$35,737
Hourly rate	$15.22	$17.18
Growth rate	-	16%
Number of jobs	41,732	81,077
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	42	37
Years of experience	2	12

Nurse receptionist vs medical assisting extern salary

Nurse receptionists and medical assisting externs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nurse Receptionist	Medical Assisting Extern
Average salary	$31,667	$35,737
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $39,000	Between $26,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between nurse receptionist and medical assisting extern education

There are a few differences between a nurse receptionist and a medical assisting extern in terms of educational background:

	Nurse Receptionist	Medical Assisting Extern
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 29%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Nursing	Medical Assisting Services
Most common college	-	-

Nurse receptionist vs medical assisting extern demographics

Here are the differences between nurse receptionists' and medical assisting externs' demographics:

	Nurse Receptionist	Medical Assisting Extern
Average age	42	37
Gender ratio	Male, 8.1% Female, 91.9%	Male, 24.3% Female, 75.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 6.1% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 9.6% White, 50.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between nurse receptionist and medical assisting extern duties and responsibilities

Nurse receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Prepare treatment rooms for patients examinations.
Establish accurate accounts for each guest upon check-in according to their requirements and ensure guest paperwork or documentation are filed appropriately.
Document and identify doctors' availability and schedule appointments utilizing AVImark scheduling software.

Medical assisting extern example responsibilities.

Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
Front office duties - appointments reminders, filing, EMR, patient check- in/check-outs, scans forms, and phone triage.
Perform and record triage information, explain treatment procedures prepare patients for exams and assist physicians during exams.
Experience also include patient encounter chart, patient education, vital sign assessment, phlebotomy, medication administration and injections.
Assist gynecologists with clinical and clerical tasks while recording patient medical histories using CureMD, EHR system.
Take vitals, input information using EHR, prep equipment for the doctor and present patient to the doctor.

Nurse receptionist vs medical assisting extern skills

Common nurse receptionist skills

Front Desk, 26%
Patients, 16%
Phone Calls, 14%
Nursing Home, 14%
Appointment Scheduling, 8%
Vital Signs, 4%

Common medical assisting extern skills

Patients, 24%
Vital Signs, 12%
EKG, 7%
Office Procedures, 7%
Exam Rooms, 5%
Laboratory Specimens, 4%

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