Physician, vice president vs physician

The differences between physicians, vice president and physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a physician, vice president, becoming a physician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a physician has an average salary of $238,887, which is higher than the $214,629 average annual salary of a physician, vice president.

The top three skills for a physician, vice president include service line, financial performance and EMR. The most important skills for a physician are patients, surgery, and patient care.

Physician, vice president vs physician overview

	Physician, Vice President	Physician
Yearly salary	$214,629	$238,887
Hourly rate	$103.19	$114.85
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	67,406	46,489
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	4

Physician, vice president vs physician salary

Physicians, vice president and physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Physician, Vice President	Physician
Average salary	$214,629	$238,887
Salary range	Between $105,000 And $437,000	Between $128,000 And $442,000
Highest paying City	-	Cleveland, TN
Highest paying state	-	Wisconsin
Best paying company	-	Yuma Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between physician, vice president and physician education

There are a few differences between a physician, vice president and a physician in terms of educational background:

	Physician, Vice President	Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 61%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Physician, vice president vs physician demographics

Here are the differences between physicians, vice president' and physicians' demographics:

	Physician, Vice President	Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 17.2% White, 63.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between physician, vice president and physician duties and responsibilities

Physician, vice president example responsibilities.

Provide oversight for contractual employment relationships, review and suggest revisions to contracts as necessary with appropriate legal input.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Offer medical consults in areas relate to general medicine, gynecology and obstetrics.

Physician example responsibilities.

Manage catheters and dress wounds.
Maintain ACLS and BLS certifications.
Treat complicated oncology cases in ICU and emergency.
Schedule new, follow-up and diagnostic testing for cardiology patients.
Attend radiation oncology clinic for new patients beginning treatment as well as follow-ups for returning patients.
Schedule tests and procedures (including radiology, cardiology, and respiratory) utilizing the hospital and clinic computer systems.

Physician, vice president vs physician skills

Common physician, vice president skills

Service Line, 12%
Financial Performance, 10%
EMR, 9%
Physician Practice, 8%
EHR, 7%
Community Health, 7%

Common physician skills

Patients, 22%
Surgery, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
EMR, 6%

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