Clinic Prep And Surgical Coordinator
Michigan Spine And Brain Surgeons
Clinic Preparation Facilator October 2012 - April 2013Responsible for the logistics of a surgical clinic that allowed patient information to move more efficiently resulting in increased number of patients to be seen.• Effectively navigates multiple hospital systems to retrieve patient care history and provides documentation in an organized manner for surgeon review.• Responsible for maintaining patient charts ensuring accuracy of new information and eliminating redundancies. • Facilitated the office transition to Electronic Medical Records including sorting and scanning existing charts into new system• Tasked to lead the office in learning Hospital Information Exchange that streamlined the daily operations and allow other private practices to obtain patient information.Surgical Coordinator May2013 – Dec 2013Hard-working surgical coordinator responsible for scheduling surgeries at three hospitals while communicating with hospital staff and patients in a professional and effective manner.• Schedules elective surgeries for pediatric and adult patients at Providence Hospital, Providence Park Hospital, and Botsford General Hospital to optimize surgeon and nurse workload.• Communicates effectively with medical hardware representatives and hospital staff regarding equipment necessary for surgical procedures.• Counsels all surgical candidates prior to surgery; addressing questions, procedure specifics, and helps patients understand both the risks and benefits of surgeries.• Interacts closely with surgeon on a daily basis coordinating his schedule while communicating medical requests and other inquiries from patients and hospitals.• Gained authorization to step in for absent surgical, orthopedic spine and neurosurgeons coordinators.• Obtain prior-authorization for various insurances
