Practice coordinator vs unit coordinator

The differences between practice coordinators and unit coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a practice coordinator and a unit coordinator. Additionally, a practice coordinator has an average salary of $46,591, which is higher than the $43,688 average annual salary of a unit coordinator.

The top three skills for a practice coordinator include patients, customer service and patient care. The most important skills for a unit coordinator are patients, customer service, and medical terminology.

Practice coordinator vs unit coordinator overview

	Practice Coordinator	Unit Coordinator
Yearly salary	$46,591	$43,688
Hourly rate	$22.40	$21.00
Growth rate	-8%	-8%
Number of jobs	78,398	85,294
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	49	49
Years of experience	2	2

What does a practice coordinator do?

A practice coordinator is in charge of overseeing the daily operations at clinics and medical offices, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently while enforcing the hospital's policies and regulations. They mostly have administrative duties such as developing strategies to improve clinic and staff operations, handling calls and correspondence, liaising with key clients and suppliers, supervising budgets and timelines, establishing guidelines, and monitoring the progress of all procedures, resolving issues should there be any. They must also gather and analyze current programs, implementing solutions against problem areas.

What does a unit coordinator do?

A unit coordinator is responsible for providing quality care services to patients by supporting the daily operations of a health care facility under the supervision of medical professionals. Unit coordinators perform administrative and clerical tasks as needed, including responding to patients' inquiries and concerns, scheduling appointments, sorting medical records, verifying insurance details, and assisting the physician on the care plans and patients' activities. They also monitor the medical supply inventory, coordinate with suppliers, and ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of the facility by adhering to safety standards and protocols.

Practice coordinator vs unit coordinator salary

Practice coordinators and unit coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Practice Coordinator	Unit Coordinator
Average salary	$46,591	$43,688
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $70,000	Between $29,000 And $65,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	California
Best paying company	Venable	Ohio's Hospice
Best paying industry	Media	Health Care

Differences between practice coordinator and unit coordinator education

There are a few differences between a practice coordinator and a unit coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Practice Coordinator	Unit Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Practice coordinator vs unit coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between practice coordinators' and unit coordinators' demographics:

	Practice Coordinator	Unit Coordinator
Average age	49	49
Gender ratio	Male, 13.5% Female, 86.5%	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.0% Asian, 3.8% White, 70.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between practice coordinator and unit coordinator duties and responsibilities

Practice coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
Verify and update all insurance and HIPAA forms and information as needed.
Perform blood glucose and PTINR testing, EKG's, and injections.
Schedule new patient, follow-up and surgical center appointments using EMR scheduling software.
Prepare medical records and documentation for patient visits, including loading of information into the EMR system.
Implement and ensure compliance with laws and regulations that affects the clinic (HIPAA, OSHA, and CLIA).

Unit coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage inpatient transfers to rehabilitation and medical facilities, along with preparing and monitoring outpatient billings insurance verification and referrals.
Demonstrate care and compassion toward all patients and family members at all times.
Receive all incoming phone calls; triage calls from the hospital emergency room.
Display ability to identify and prioritize degree of urgency via assignment of triage.
Review all patients EMR to ensure all appropriate power plans and quality measure consoles have been initiate.
Coordinate the daily events in an ICU setting and all other secretarial duties, including but not limit to maintaining equipment.

Practice coordinator vs unit coordinator skills

Common practice coordinator skills

Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 7%
Front Desk, 5%
Insurance Verification, 4%
Excellent Organizational, 4%

Common unit coordinator skills

Patients, 26%
Customer Service, 12%
Medical Terminology, 8%
CPR, 3%
Patient Flow, 3%
Physician Orders, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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