Surgeon's assistant vs eye physician

Differences between surgeon's assistant and eye physician duties and responsibilities

Surgeon's assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage insurance authorization and hospital bookings for surgery.
• Perform in-office suturing and skin closures in the operating room.
• Perform vital sign checks, glucose level assessments and EKG's.
• Provide education to patients anticipating surgery, to reduce patient anxiety, and enhance surgical outcome.
• Gather outpatients' background and provide companionship and emotional support for thoracic cancer patients and families.
• Board-Certify dermatologist performing Mohs surgery, advance reconstruction, blepharoplasty, liposuction, cosmetic & medical dermatology.
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Eye physician example responsibilities.

• Develop skills in managing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.
• Operate with CPT-4 and ICD-9 coding.
• Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
• Triag calls and call in and approve Rx.
• Work directly with insurance companies through Kareo medical billing database.
• Maintain all accounts receivable billings using ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes.