Transplant coordinator vs surgical coordinator

Differences between transplant coordinator and surgical coordinator duties and responsibilities

Transplant coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage follow-up care for adult renal transplant patients in hospital and outpatient clinic settings under supervision of physicians.
• Manage caseload by providing care coordination to individuals with a primary intellectual/developmental disability diagnosis all of whom receive community-base waiver services.
• Review patients EMR for completion of order test and consults.
• Administer treatment and medication and monitor patients in cardiovascular intensive care unit, ensuring quality patient care.
• Perform focused physical assessment, order and report lab results, provide telephone triage and immunizations as needed.
• Assist with policy review and CMS preparation.
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Surgical coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage patient pre-op responsibilities, and generate all necessary paperwork.
• Input medical procedures and diagnosis using ICD-9 and CPT medical codes to generate claims for insurance and patient billing.
• Recommend optimization of patient flow for office visits and HIPAA policy enhancements.
• Coordinate meetings, schedule surgeries/procedures, verify insurance coverage, ensure HIPAA compliance.
• Provide patients and parents information; explanations of treatment plans, post-operative instructions and oral hygiene instructions.
• Promote to back office and surgical coordinator position which duties include scheduling patients with hospital for inpatient procedures.
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