Student/clinical rotation vs clinical care coordinator

The differences between student/clinical rotations and clinical care 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 student/clinical rotation and a clinical care coordinator. Additionally, a student/clinical rotation has an average salary of $88,697, which is higher than the $43,920 average annual salary of a clinical care coordinator.

The top three skills for a student/clinical rotation include patients, vital signs and medication administration. The most important skills for a clinical care coordinator are patients, social work, and primary care.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical care coordinator overview

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Care Coordinator
Yearly salary	$88,697	$43,920
Hourly rate	$42.64	$21.12
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	87,950	439,936
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

What does a student/clinical rotation do?

Clinical rotation is the stage wherein medical students spend their last two years of study as medical team members. During this period, medical students learn to apply their knowledge from the classroom to real-life medical situations. They follow physicians and residents at teaching hospitals and gain relevant practical experience. During the training, they rotate through different medical specialties. They obtain a patient's history, complete physical examinations, and write progress notes. Also, they assist in medical surgeries and procedures with the guidance of physicians. Diagnosis and treatment of patients are two other medical activities that they actively involved in with attending residents' supervision.

What does a clinical care coordinator do?

A Clinical Care Coordinator manages the day-to-day clinical operations of the facility. They are responsible for ensuring the provision of quality care services that meet the needs of the patients.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical care coordinator salary

Student/clinical rotations and clinical care coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Care Coordinator
Average salary	$88,697	$43,920
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $220,000	Between $32,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Concierge Home Care
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between student/clinical rotation and clinical care coordinator education

There are a few differences between a student/clinical rotation and a clinical care coordinator in terms of educational background:

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Care Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical care coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between student/clinical rotations' and clinical care coordinators' demographics:

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Care Coordinator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%	Male, 17.5% Female, 82.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 11.8% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 9.1% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between student/clinical rotation and clinical care coordinator duties and responsibilities

Student/clinical rotation example responsibilities.

Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
Perform physical assessments; 12 lead EKG; analyze cardiac strips; blood glucose monitoring via AccuCheck.
Assist with patient control analgesia pump, collaborate with nurse and rapid response team to have patients transfer to ICU.
Experience include various floors with multiple teams including cardiopulmonary, oncology, trauma, ICU, orthopedics, and pediatrics.
Provide catheter care and a variety of injections for patients with autoimmune metabolic illnesses and urinary dysfunction.
Travele to multiple ICU/ CCU.

Clinical care coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
Provide long-term case management, problem resolution, and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy to out-patient cancer patients.
Rehabilitate patients with cardiopulmonary diagnoses, and experience physical therapy interventions on trauma, orthopedics, & NICU floors
Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies.
Perform regular telephone contact with providers to discuss accurate CPT and ICD-9 coding to ensure account resolution.
Monitor and assess patient response to anesthesia and surgical procedures; provide resuscitation measures as necessary.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical care coordinator skills

Common student/clinical rotation skills

Patients, 28%
Vital Signs, 6%
Medication Administration, 5%
IV, 5%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Clinical Rotations, 4%

Common clinical care coordinator skills

Patients, 28%
Social Work, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
Care Management, 4%
Mental Health, 4%
Home Health, 4%

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