Patient resource coordinator vs patient care assistant

The differences between patient resource coordinators and patient care assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a patient resource coordinator, becoming a patient care assistant takes usually requires 1-3 months. Additionally, a patient resource coordinator has an average salary of $56,904, which is higher than the $32,799 average annual salary of a patient care assistant.

The top three skills for a patient resource coordinator include patient flow, patient data and patient registration. The most important skills for a patient care assistant are patients, vital signs, and PCA.

Patient resource coordinator vs patient care assistant overview

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Yearly salary	$56,904	$32,799
Hourly rate	$27.36	$15.77
Growth rate	-4%	9%
Number of jobs	77,857	261,345
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 26%
Average age	40	42
Years of experience	4	3

Patient resource coordinator vs patient care assistant salary

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

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Average salary	$56,904	$32,799
Salary range	Between $42,000 And $75,000	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 resource coordinator and patient care assistant education

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

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	High School Diploma, 26%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Patient resource coordinator vs patient care assistant demographics

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

	Patient Resource Coordinator	Patient Care Assistant
Average age	40	42
Gender ratio	Male, 8.2% Female, 91.8%	Male, 14.4% Female, 85.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.5% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 4.7% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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	7%	7%

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

Patient resource coordinator example responsibilities.

Maintain national staffing Microsoft SharePoint site in order to manage staffing requisitions and available resources for business needs
Participate in new manager training rotations, including creating and presenting PowerPoint presentations, coordinating web conferences and maintaining operational standards.
Process radiology referrals, and obtain all necessary information from the patient and provider to ensure accuracy and completeness of referral.

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 resource coordinator vs patient care assistant skills

Common patient resource coordinator skills

Patient Flow, 56%
Patient Data, 22%
Patient Registration, 14%
Medicaid, 8%

Common patient care assistant skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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