physical therapist

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patient services coordinator

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Southern California Orthopedic Institute

I have been in the Medical Administrative field for 12 plus years. What I find most gratifying about my job is the day to day interactions I expierence not only co-workers but patients as well. I consider myself a people person and have always prided myself in going the extra mile and just trying to enjoy life to the fullest. A typical day begins with me going over the schedule for that day and making sure all my Therapist are on the same page as to not have any inconveinences for our patients, I work in a very busy Orhtopedic center and many of our patients are experiencing various degrees of discomfort and my job is to make sure they are treated promptly and with the utmost care and respect they deserve. I would say the hardest or maybe the word "challenging" is the proper term to use is againg most of our patients our in some cases extreme discomfort and any time a person is in pain I certainly can empathize with them, Being apart of a team is most enjoyable to me knowing that I am in some small way able to provide a valuable service to a variety of people from all walks of life and to do it with a smile is somthing I am very proud of.

When hired at this facility, I was extremely excited to work there and the opportunities I could see myself having in a place like this. The doctor I worked for was great. However, I was required to work on a team with someone who was very uncooperative, demeaning, and just very difficult to work with in general. Management was very much aware of this person's behavior and did very little to help resolve the issue. After 6 months of many promises from them that they would remove me from working with this person, and finding out multiple people have either quit the company as a whole or left the team for the same reason I felt nothing would be done and decided to remove myself from the situation. Again, the doctor I worked for was great. The patients were also really great people. My fellow peers who saw the issue at hand, and were very encouraging in getting me through most days working with this person, were amazing. But after much mental and physical stress, I thought it best to just leave. So if you're looking for a good work family, I would recommend but don't expect support from management when you need it most. 

The Thousand Oaks location has the best management I have ever worked for. Holly is excellent and always works with my schedule. Work is consistent. Everyone else is kind and down to earth; there are no jerks there. As a nurse I do appreciate that! I don’t feel there is much promotion happening quickly there because there just isn’t a need. The turnover is low for full time people. People do their jobs the right way and everyone wants to do a good job. For that reason I feel confident telling every patient that we have an excellent team. We don’t take short cuts and I think that is always safest for patients even if it costs the company just a bit more. I like working at SCOI in Thousand Oaks. We get to take scheduled breaks which surprisingly is not common in the ASC world. Benefits are not good and pay is ok. My next job I will need in increase in pay and ability to promote.

Typical day starts at 6am. Right away I set up for my first case and make sure that all supplies and equipment is in the OR prior to scrubbing. If all else is fine, I head over to the next room to set up for my next case. Same routine, I go through my check list. Once everything is checked, I look through my picked cases for the day and then proceed to scrub my first case. 

I've learned new skills certainly but most importantly, I've learned to anticipate more and improve on my skills through feedback. 

Management is greatly. Very supportive and helpful. My DON communicates well and efficiently and participates in OR related duties. 

My co-workers are great! I love my team. I'ts a strong team, knowledgeable, and passionate about their work. 

The hardest part of my job would be the fact that I'm highly productive and the center doesn't move as fast as I'd like. 

The most enjoyable part of my job is working in surgery.

My time employed at Southern California Orthopedic Institute was a great journey. Everyday i would start off with opening all my proper documents i would need to get my work done. Calling Adjusters,Insurance companies, Doctors offices,Attorney Offices to gather specific information needed to get patients autorizations to come see one of my specilaist. Managment would all wok together with their employees to asure that all patients get the proper care. Hardest part of my job was turning a patient away due to not having proper authorization to see a Dr while the patient is in pain and all i can do is refer them back to thier adjusters for futher assitance. However, i enjoyed working with all my co-workers and docotors and being able to interact with patients and make sure they are happy.

A typical day at work is extremelt high paste and busy, full clinic typically servicing over 33+ Orthop. surgeons & PA accounts receiveables. I've learned so much working for SCOI, this has been the highlight of my career move thus far. The managment I wouldn't comment much on, being that certain areas lack the potential support aspect needed in order to remain morally successful. My co-workers were great. The hardest part of my job has been building a morale of over 50 employees with minimal support from Admin. The most enjoyable part of my job has been building a succesful Billing & Collections department. 

They are very unprofessional when it comes to management.  They are rude and very judgemental and it shows verbally and physically.  They act like its the best place to work but once you're there all the employees are rude and get away with alot if you part of the GROUP if your not you get in trouble or Fired. They need to figure out better management not someone who is very judgemental and makes rude faces at everyone and act like they are your friends. They make you feel stupid when you ask a question or make rude comments . They are always busy dealing with their own personal issues and sharing it a work like we care.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The amazing people that work there and are dedicated to patient care

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Protocols that made doing your job efficiently more difficult

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It depended on which office you worked at.  The main office was not interested in working together or communicating between team - a very CYA atmosphere.  Satellite offices were the exact opposite. Everyone was a team and helped one another

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Busy clinic days with administrative days on alternate days

Put to work on several different tasks. Always looking to help others that may need help with their work load. Always new procedures to learn and stay on top of.
My co-workers and I work so well together. They know they can count on me to help out in a pinch, as well as I can count on them.
The hardest part of my daily job, I would say is that I am someone who likes to stay organize and ahead, and quite often there are software issues out of our control that prevent me from being able to always be ahead. Working with such a great team makes it enjoyable place to work, and the ability to gian knowledge in so many different fields makes it inspiring to me as well.

This is NOT a company to work for. The work is horrendous, long hours, and when you ask for help, your ridiculed. The Management is extremely poor, "too many chief" and no one to trust. The moral is terrible. Extremely stressful and absolutely NO communication between management and staff. If one has an issue, there is no one to turn to. Trust is terrible and it's a very dysfunctional environment.

It is no longer the elite place it once was and it not about patient care. It's all about political garbage. No happy faced and everyone walks around with sad faces. You can cut the stress with a buzz saw.

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