Volunteer patient representative vs patient care coordinator

The differences between volunteer patient representatives and patient care coordinators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a volunteer patient representative and a patient care coordinator. Additionally, a volunteer patient representative has an average salary of $42,036, which is higher than the $34,884 average annual salary of a patient care coordinator.

The top three skills for a volunteer patient representative include patients, training sessions and emotional support. The most important skills for a patient care coordinator are patients, customer service, and home health.

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care coordinator overview

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Coordinator
Yearly salary	$42,036	$34,884
Hourly rate	$20.21	$16.77
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	64,027	139,431
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	4	4

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care coordinator salary

Volunteer patient representatives and patient care coordinators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Coordinator
Average salary	$42,036	$34,884
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $51,000	Between $23,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Homestead Hospice
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between volunteer patient representative and patient care coordinator education

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

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care coordinator demographics

Here are the differences between volunteer patient representatives' and patient care coordinators' demographics:

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Coordinator
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%	Male, 11.7% Female, 88.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.8% White, 58.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Asian, 6.3% White, 53.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between volunteer patient representative and patient care coordinator duties and responsibilities

Volunteer patient representative example responsibilities.

Select by leading service coordinator to manage leadership training, and performance evaluations.
Create PowerPoint presentations and forms to support the committee s goals.
Present excellent music ministry and assist with setting up sound equipment.
Provide an effective urban ministry experience that transforms lives, influences churches and communities.
Preach the good word of god through tough climate, conditions and tough enviroment.
Collaborate with other missionaries and church leaders to establish goals and objectives for gospel education and church attendance.

Patient care coordinator example responsibilities.

Communicate with insurance companies on a continuous basis to ensure hospital reimbursement and attain authorization for home and rehabilitation services.
Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
Check in, check out patients, and do EKG's.
Gain knowledge relate to bundle payments for orthopedic patients and the rules and regulations set forth by CMS.
Respond to telephone inquiries, providing quality service to customers, PSR's and insurance representatives inquiring about patient accounts.
Prepare patients prior to MRI exam, obtain safety check lists and assist with the daily operations of the MRI department.

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care coordinator skills

Common volunteer patient representative skills

Patients, 49%
Training Sessions, 15%
Emotional Support, 14%
Spanish Language, 5%
Presentation, 3%
Patient Care, 3%

Common patient care coordinator skills

Patients, 32%
Customer Service, 13%
Home Health, 6%
Data Entry, 3%
Patient Appointments, 3%
Direct Patient Care, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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