What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bariatric Clinical Reviewer position at North Vista Hospital?
Overview
At North Vista Hospital, our dedicated team of professionals are committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, North Vista Hospital is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!
North Vista Hospital is an accredited 177-bed state-of-the-art hospital located in North Las Vegas, Nevada. North Vista offers comprehensive healthcare services, including mental health care, emergency care, heart care, advanced surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging and help for a broad range of medical conditions. Equipped with advanced medical technology and staffed by a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals, North Vista is committed to providing high-quality care in a friendly hospital environment. The hospital has achieved numerous quality award distinctions including Patient Safety Excellence Award, Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, Heart Failure recognition and more. For more information, please visit www.northvistahospital.com.
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Responsibilities
The coordinator is responsible for maintaining the day-to-day operations of the Bariatric/Surgical Weight Loss Program, including referral development, marketing and patient guidance. The Coordinator is responsible for the administrative coordination of all clinical and support services for the program. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the Coordinator works collaboratively with other members to assure safe and accurate delivery of care.
The Bariatric Coordinator assists in center development, managing the accreditation process and ensuring continuous compliance with MBSAQIP requirements, maintaining relevant policies and procedures, patient education, outcomes data collection, quality improvement efforts, and education of relevant staff in the various aspects of the metabolic and bariatric surgery patient with a focus on patient safety. The Bariatric Coordinator supports the development of written protocols and education of nurses detailing the rapid communication and basic response to critical vital signs that is specifically required to minimize delays in the diagnosis and treatment of serious adverse events.
The Bariatric Coordinator serves as the liaison between the facility and all surgeons performing metabolic and bariatric surgery at the facility and any general surgeons providing call coverage. The Bariatric Coordinator assists in maintaining the documentation of the call schedule provided by all covering surgeons.
The Coordinator assumes responsibility for the coordination of performance improvement activities for Bariatric services in collaboration with the hospital quality and performance improvement department. The Coordinator will make decisions regarding activities in the area of responsibility based on Center of Excellence criteria in collaboration with the Program Medical Director, Hospital Administration and Regional Director.
The Coordinator works closely with the Program medical Director, program staff, physicians, patients, patient’s families, and the community to develop and manage strong relationships and business development activities of the division, including physician and community relations programs. Responsible for achieving goals and proving regular progress reports to Director, and Executive leadership as needed.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
1. It is required that a licensed health care professional or registered dietician fills this position.2. Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business (Development) or related field preferred3. 1-3 years in related field (business development, sales, and/or marketing) strong preferred4. Public speaking experience in both large and small groups, preferred.5. Program planning and/or project management experience and evaluation strongly preferred6. Demonstrated computer skills; proficiency in MS Office required.7. Critical thinking skills required. Must be autonomous and self-driven. Must be able to work well independently and with others.8. Demonstrated competencies include: Customer Focus, Problem-Solving, Strategy Development, Performance Reporting and Selling.
