Surgery Department Assistant
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About The Position
Provides multi-surgical service line coverage for Bariatric, Vascular and Cardiothoracic Services. The role involves overseeing all functions of bariatric patient scheduling and incoming referrals, including both first patient evaluations and re-evaluations. The coordinator will also manage insurance clearances for bariatric surgery, schedule surgical clearances, and mandatory required patient testing for the bariatric program. Additionally, the position includes participation in the running of the outside Deborah Heart and Lung Center clinic for bariatric practice as directed by the Medical Director. Responsibilities also include billing patients at the outside practice for co-payments and deductibles as required, coordinating hospital and LTAC patient transfers for emergent procedures and scheduled bariatric re-operations at the physician's request, and completing disability paperwork while coordinating all patients' FMLA. For Vascular Surgery, the role is responsible for patient follow-up of no call/no show lists, maintenance of Vascular Quality Initiative registries, and metrics for patient follow-up for TCAR, PEVAR, and Peripherals database. In Cardiothoracic Surgery, the coordinator will assist in Surgical Data Manager collection entry into the Society for Thoracic Surgeons database and the New Jersey State Cardiac Surgery Report Card as required for hospital ranking.
