COORD - CLINICAL PULMONARY SVCS-STHS MCALLEN-FULL-TIME

POSITION SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure physician needs are met for an efficient and pleasant surgeon experience in the surgical services and patient care departments.  Responsible for coordinating the overall activities of the various pulmonary service lines with specific focus on bronchoscopies, bed side pulmonary procedures and navigational assisted biopsies.  Assist the pulmonologist and the Director, Surgical Services in facilitating the coordination of systematic organization within Surgical Services by gathering physician preferences in order to support a pleasant physician experience and the delivery of cost effective, efficient and quality patient care.  Develops and maintains strong relationships with each physician in the service line.  Collaborates with the physician and Surgical Services leadership to coordinate the procurement of supplies, equipment and instruments based on physician preferences and ensures requested supplies are available when they are needed.  Coordinates with the physician and Surgical Services staff to understand supply requirements for new procedures, equipment and physicians.  Coordinates with Pulmonology group and Surgical Services leadership to ensure the procedural preference card system is appropriately configured.  Supports the physician and Surgical Services leadership by assisting in development of process flows (data analytics, reporting, business plans, and surgeon on-boarding).  Collaborates with physician and Surgical Services leadership to generate dashboard reports.  Assist with meeting preparations such as PowerPoint presentations, handouts and information boards.  Work with the entire physician team for continuous quality improvement and the efficient operations of the department.  Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Clinical degree or certification in RT, GI or CFA.
2. Preferred Current Respiratory Therapist (RT)
3. Graduate from Certificate program or 5 years performing procedural technologist duties or certificate of completion from a military program.
4. Minimum 7-10 years procedural experience.
5. Current BLS Certification
6. Must demonstrate organization skills.
7. Must be an out-going, energetic and pleasant person able to work with surgeons and staff in a high-demand, at times, high-stress environment while maintaining a good attitude and cheerful demeanor.
8. Must have a good understanding of how a surgery department and surgical information systems function and can be configured for high performance and satisfaction.
9. Preferred two or more years experience in surgery inventory management or related experience.
10. Clinical experience with surgeons and surgical services supplies, instruments and equipment is preferred.
11. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE:

1. Required: Clinical degree or certification in RT, GI or CFA.
2. Must have and maintain current BLS certification, according to unit specific needs.  Certification must be in accordance with the curriculum of the AHA or ARC, for Healthcare Provider’s Program.
3. Proficient with computers and software applications including Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
4. Knowledge of Surgical Information Systems and concepts.

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