The Critical Care, Anesthesia, Perioperative, Extension (CAPE) and Home Ventilation Program is a unique team of clinicians, respiratory therapist, and social workers with the goal of improving the quality of life of children who need long-term ventilator assistance at home. The CAPE Program designs individual care plans for each child with complex medical needs and helps coordinate care with primary care providers, surgical specialties, home care nursing, medical equipment companies, and other community services.
Key Responsibilities
Coordinating daily operations and administrative activities for the Critical Care, Anesthesia, Perioperative, Extension (CAPE) and Home Ventilation Program within the Division of Critical Care Medicine
Triaging phone calls from patients, families, pharmacies, and equipment vendors
Coordinating patient visits and request referrals for appointments
Managing patient lists, registering new patients, updating diagnosis and insurance information
Processing paperwork for prescription and medical equipment orders
Working with insurance companies and durable medical equipment companies to submit authorizations and appeals for respiratory equipment
Managing program calendar, tracking home visit dates, employee vacations and conference dates
Overseeing program funds, analyze visit charges and reimbursements
Creating weekly reports to optimize billing efficiency, tracking and reporting of program activity, outcomes and model performance
Leading coordination for grant projects and manages budgets and reporting for grants received
Acting as an advocate for patients and families, submits requests for transportation, writes letters to housing authority, and other foundations to meet needs of families
Interacting and maintaining liaison with staff, faculty and outside/community agencies in facilitating program objectives
Acting as research coordinator, working with International Review Board (IRB) for multiple research studies
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
The ability to track and perform multiple tasks in a high workload environment efficiently and effectively; detail oriented, organized and self-starter.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, including a complete understanding of Excel.
Strong interpersonal skills
Work requires the ability to work with diverse internal and external constituencies.