Administrative Assistant vs Health Unit Coordinator
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Administrative Assistant
$47,800 typical, a year
Most Administrative Assistants earn $41,600 to $57,100 a year.
From 2,665 postings that list pay
10,565 open jobs now
Administrative Assistant salaries Administrative Assistant jobs
Health Unit Coordinator
$43,300 typical, a year
Most Health Unit Coordinators earn $40,500 to $48,200 a year.
From 208 postings that list pay
1,770 open jobs now
Health Unit Coordinator salaries Health Unit Coordinator jobs
Administrative Assistants typically earn about $4,500 more a year than Health Unit Coordinators.
What each one does
Administrative Assistant
- Answer telephones and transfer calls to appropriate staff members.
- Maintain hard copy and electronic filing systems.
- Prepare and distribute reports as directed.
- Process invoices and purchase orders for the area.
- Sort, review and distribute all incoming and outgoing mail.
- Coordinate and organize all training workshops and meetings within the area.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Health Unit Coordinator
- Answer the phone and manage the call system for the unit.
- Process patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
- Assemble and maintain patient records and charts.
- Order and track medical supplies for the unit.
- Transcribe physician orders into the computer system.
- Greet patients and visitors at the nursing station.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Administrative Assistant
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 5 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 3 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Data Entry 2 in 10 postings
- Associate Degree 1 in 10 postings
More common in Administrative Assistant postings
- Microsoft Excel 4 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Word 3 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Outlook 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2 in 10 postings
- Office Management 1 in 10 postings
Health Unit Coordinator
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 6 in 10 postings
- Customer Service 2 in 10 postings
- Data Entry 1 in 10 postings
- Associate Degree 1 in 15 postings
More common in Health Unit Coordinator postings
- Medical Terminology 4 in 10 postings
- Patient Records 2 in 10 postings
- Electronic Medical Records 1 in 10 postings
- Basic Life Support 1 in 10 postings
- Direct Patient Care 1 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Administrative Assistant
Assistant Office Administrator
Vanguard Fire & Security Systems$18 - $20/hr Employer statedHollister, California, United States of AmericaMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft ExcelData EntryDocument ManagementOffice Management +2Grocery Mdsg/Lead Admin Support
Pay LessPay not stated Denver, CO, United StatesMicrosoft ExcelCustomer ServiceMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordLogistics +1Administrative Coordinator
Brown UniversityPay not stated 85 Waterman Street HybridEvent PlanningCalendar ManagementCustomer Service
Health Unit Coordinator
Unit Secretary (PRN) - Emergency Dept
Opelousas General Health SystemPay not stated Opelousas, LA, 70570CPR CertificationHealth Unit Coordinator - Emergency Department - Part Time
TriState HealthPay not stated Clarkston, WA OnsiteData EntryMedical TerminologyMicrosoft OfficeMed Surg 15A Unit Coordinator
Mass General Brigham$18.58 - $26.58/hr Employer statedBoston-MA OnsiteMedical TerminologyElectronic Medical RecordsMicrosoft OfficePrinting
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