Patient information coordinator vs patient care assistant

The differences between patient information coordinators and patient care assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a patient information coordinator, becoming a patient care assistant takes usually requires 1-3 months. Additionally, a patient information coordinator has an average salary of $43,908, which is higher than the $32,799 average annual salary of a patient care assistant.

The top three skills for a patient information coordinator include patients, customer service and medical terminology. The most important skills for a patient care assistant are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Patient information coordinator vs patient care assistant overview

	Patient Information Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Yearly salary	$43,908	$32,799
Hourly rate	$21.11	$15.77
Growth rate	11%	9%
Number of jobs	129,576	261,345
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 26%
Average age	45	42
Years of experience	12	3

Patient information coordinator vs patient care assistant salary

Patient information coordinators and patient care assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Patient Information Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Average salary	$43,908	$32,799
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $55,000	Between $23,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	San Diego, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between patient information coordinator and patient care assistant education

There are a few differences between a patient information coordinator and a patient care assistant in terms of educational background:

	Patient Information Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	High School Diploma, 26%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Patient information coordinator vs patient care assistant demographics

Here are the differences between patient information coordinators' and patient care assistants' demographics:

	Patient Information Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Average age	45	42
Gender ratio	Male, 13.2% Female, 86.8%	Male, 14.4% Female, 85.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 8.1% White, 62.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 7.3% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	9%	7%

Differences between patient information coordinator and patient care assistant duties and responsibilities

Patient information coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and track various holds on inventory: ship on quarantine; FDA hold; and quality hold.
Verify patient insurance eligibility, and perform medical coding under ICD-9 and CPT code formats.
Obtain and update demographic, emergency contact and insurance information, including referrals/authorizations on all patients as needed.
Schedule radiology procedures using IMAGECAST.
Enter ICD-9 and CPT-code information for billing purposes.
Verify medical claims are appropriately code utilizing ICD-9 coding and make corrections, as necessary.

Patient care assistant example responsibilities.

Conduct and facilitate PCA lead group activities as scheduled
Assist patients in achieving independence and increase functional ability.
Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Answer call lights, vital signs, EKG'S, transporting patients to other areas, keep rooms clean and orderly.
Provide high quality patient care as an in-demand per-diem RCA within, home-healthcare, nursing home settings and memory support care.
Work extensively with Alzheimer and dementia patients.

Patient information coordinator vs patient care assistant skills

Common patient information coordinator skills

Patients, 28%
Customer Service, 13%
Medical Terminology, 12%
Patient Flow, 11%
Office Equipment, 9%
Medical Billing, 7%

Common patient care assistant skills

Patients, 23%
Vital Signs, 9%
PCA, 8%
CPR, 7%
Home Health, 6%
Customer Service, 5%

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