Chea Townsend

or Coordinator @Methodist McKinney Hospital

McKinney, TX, US

The Surgical Coordinator works under the direct supervision of the Managing Director and indirectly reports to the physician(s) he/she provides with support. As a member of the Footbridge team, the Surgical Coordinator will work in cooperation with other clinic staff to ensure safe and effective patient care, in compliance with Footbridge standards and protocols. The Surgical Coordinator performs administrative duties relevant to surgical operations. This position includes surgery scheduling, appointment reminders, keeping patient records, entering post-surgical data and scheduling surgical equipment. Surgical Coordinator will manage incoming and outgoing phone calls and emails. In order to complete the administrative tasks related to surgery, the Surgical Coordinator manages all surgical documents, gathers and inputs patient information, and enters all post-surgery data. They ensure that all pre-surgery paperwork is completed in time for the patient’s appointment and they work closely with local health authorities and multiple hospitals. The Surgical Coordinator helps ensure adequate preparation for surgery and answers patient questions or address concerns beforehand. They help prepare by ensuring that necessary equipment is scheduled for surgery and the patient is advised of necessary post op equipment need after surgery. Surgical Coordinators need the ability to schedule emergency and add-on surgeries. This requires an understanding of scheduling procedures for surgeries, such as how long a surgery will take and how much time to allot for set-up and turnaround, and to administer surgery schedules to appropriate medical staff.