Student/clinical rotation vs clinical liaison

The differences between student/clinical rotations and clinical liaisons 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 liaison. Additionally, a student/clinical rotation has an average salary of $88,697, which is higher than the $66,331 average annual salary of a clinical liaison.

The top three skills for a student/clinical rotation include patients, vital signs and medication administration. The most important skills for a clinical liaison are patients, home health, and rehabilitation.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical liaison overview

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Liaison
Yearly salary	$88,697	$66,331
Hourly rate	$42.64	$31.89
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	87,950	237,166
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
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 liaison do?

A clinical liaison's role is to promote health care and rehabilitation facilities to patients and their families. Their responsibilities revolve around devising strategies to reach sales targets, reviewing patient cases, having an in-depth understanding of the facilities and potential patients, assisting clients in filling up paperwork, maintaining records and data of all transactions, and addressing inquiries and concerns. Furthermore, a clinical liaison may perform clerical tasks such as producing reports, answering calls and correspondence, and arranging meetings and appointments with clients. Should there be any issues, it is essential to report to the managers or supervisors promptly.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical liaison salary

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

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Liaison
Average salary	$88,697	$66,331
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $220,000	Between $39,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Intuitive Surgical
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between student/clinical rotation and clinical liaison education

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

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Liaison
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical liaison demographics

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

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Liaison
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%	Male, 23.4% Female, 76.6%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 9.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between student/clinical rotation and clinical liaison 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 liaison example responsibilities.

Manage social media outlets for the organization; such as Facebook, update weekly status and weekly inspirational videos.
Provide crisis intervention and triage services to clients in compassionate and responsible manner, serving individually tailor services to clients.
Perform clinical evaluations to determine if patients would qualify with acute rehab criteria and review with physicians.
Communicate with physicians regarding prospective patients and their diagnosis, rehabilitation needs and expectations of family prior to admission.
Spearhead marketing and business initiatives to increase patient referrals for skil nursing facility specializing in rehabilitation services for senior adults.
Provide elbow support for physicians learning to navigate Cerner and use PowerPlans.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical liaison 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 liaison skills

Patients, 26%
Home Health, 11%
Rehabilitation, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Social Work, 5%
Customer Service, 5%

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