Volunteer patient representative vs patient care specialist

The differences between volunteer patient representatives and patient care specialists 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 specialist. Additionally, a volunteer patient representative has an average salary of $42,036, which is higher than the $34,157 average annual salary of a patient care specialist.

The top three skills for a volunteer patient representative include patients, training sessions and emotional support. The most important skills for a patient care specialist are patients, patient care, and data entry.

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care specialist overview

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Specialist
Yearly salary	$42,036	$34,157
Hourly rate	$20.21	$16.42
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	64,027	146,861
Job satisfaction	-	-
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 specialist salary

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

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Specialist
Average salary	$42,036	$34,157
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $51,000	Between $20,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	KPG
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between volunteer patient representative and patient care specialist education

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

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

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care specialist demographics

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

	Volunteer Patient Representative	Patient Care Specialist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 60.3% Female, 39.7%	Male, 20.3% Female, 79.7%
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, 11.7% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 6.3% White, 55.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between volunteer patient representative and patient care specialist 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 specialist example responsibilities.

Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Utilize software applications to document call interactions using medical terminology and responsible for initially engaging patients by explaining the services.
Verify CPT codes along with diagnosis code for guarantee payment for surgeries.
Process daily fee tickets and correctly enter office visit ICD 9 and CPT codes into the system for billing.
Adhere to HIPPA confidentiality guidelines.
Track Medicaid eligibility of clients.

Volunteer patient representative vs patient care specialist 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 specialist skills

Patients, 33%
Patient Care, 17%
Data Entry, 5%
Medical Terminology, 4%
CPT, 2%
CPR, 2%

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