Susan Gierach

Total Joint Coordinator, review pre-op labs, radiology results, cardiology status, PCP office notes, specialty provider notes for medical clearance, update orthopedic surgeon with pre-op and post-op concerns, total joint classes with patients.

Triage phone calls

Room patients and prep for Oncologist

• Assessing employees for COVID-19
• Educating employees about COVID-19
• Ordering COVID-19 tests

Orthopedics 5/2015 to 9/2020

• Patient education pre-op & post-op
• Placing surgical orders
• Removing sutures
• Access surgical incisions when there are complications
• Surgical dressing changes
• Send referrals
• Triage phone calls
• Ensure patient is cleared for surgery by PCP
• Schedule appointments
• Complete forms
• Assist with rooming

Behavioral Health 8/2011 to 5/2015

• Talk patient through crisis situations
• Telephone triage

Nurse Manager of Internal Medicine & Family Medicine 11/2001 to

8/2006

• Telephone triage
• Schedule appointments
• Place orders: radiology, medications, referrals
• Assist with in-office surgical procedures i.e., vasectomy, wen removal off of scalp, toenail removal, skin biopsies.
• Start IV's
• Ear flushing
• Injections
• Call test results
• Complete forms
• Assist with rooming

Float Nurse 11/2000 to 11/2001

Long-term Care Facility

1 year Floor Nurse

3 years RN Nurse Manager