Patient Coordinator Training - Clinical Coordinator Training©2000-2010 

STARTING JANUARY 2010 WE NO LONGER OFFER ON-SITE TRAINING BUT STRICTLY DISTANCE EDUCATION

Is Patient Coordinator Training / Clinical Coordinator Training for you?

• Are you a skin care specialist who wants to improve your abilities or enhance your worth, or a marketing specialist trying to fill a position in a medical practice?
• Or, do you fall under the classification of a self-disciplined, highly-mature, working professional with no desire, interest, or intention of transitioning into an esthetic treatment provider but who wants to transition into a thriving, clinically-based, beauty enhancement medical practice culture as a patient advocate?
• Have you ever considered what it would be like to fill the role of an information specialist who is capable of providing patients with a wealth of valuable background information pertaining to a broad range of anti-aging, treatment options & thereby, making it possible for them to ask just the right questions of their doctors?
• Perhaps you are a medical or spa manager, nurse or medical assistant that has been considering changing the direction of your career?
• Have you ever thought about becoming a patient coordinator / clinical coordinator, but found the idea intimidating?

Learn all you will need to know to feel completely self-assured after completing this highly-condensed & accelerated patient coordinator training course. The content in this program is a direct result of an extensive research, writing  & academic development project. It  reflects 7 1/2 years of dedicated effort that has culminated in 624 study hours of student coursework. It  covers ten esthetic & clinical performance levels & touches upon the entire spectrum of the analytic component to support a complete understanding of the multiple intelligences involved in every single aspect imaginable of the delivery of medical esthetic care.  

Patient Coordinators/ Clinical Coordinators

Patient coordinators / clinical coordinators are highly-sought out by cosmetic surgeons, dermatologists and other practitioners offering medically-driven, physical enhancement services. 

If you are a mature & stylish professional with great front office appearance, highly developed, social & communication skills, exemplary sales abilities & most importunately, patient likeability - you may wish to seriously consider this advanced training program.

Individuals who are highly-competent & capable of understanding the complex interaction and the high-performance standards of the operant processes involved in medical enterprises have all the basic attributes required to become trained & transition themselves into qualified patient coordinators.  Once all the requirements in this in-depth program have been satisfied, you will be ready to join a medical facility as a patient coordinator / clinical coordinator.

On-The-Job Preparedness Patient Coordinator Training - Clinical Coordinator Training

Until the introduction of this coursework, on-the-job preparedness training as a patient coordinator / clinic coordinator was virtually unheard of and, hard-to-find, because this career alternative requires extensive insider knowledge into the how-to’s and the where-for’s associated with patient coordinating.

This program has been written for those who wish to become integral members of the cosmetic-patient caregiving team working with the physicians / medical directors & medical staff in laser centers, physician’s practices w/ esthetic divisions, hospital departments or any other designated healing environments such as medical spas that offer clinically-centered beauty-enhancement services.

Patient Coordinators / Clinical Coordinators Offer Expert Advice

Patient coordinators / Clinical Coordinators cater to the requirements of patients who are seeking expert advice on a wide spectrum of physical improvement options such as; medical measures & other anti-aging treatment applications including, but not limited to: the latest technologies & surgical interventions.   With the information contained in this program you will be expertly trained to bridge the gap between surgical interventions, elective medical-grade procedures & esthetic services.

All the topics included in this program are presented in a logical & systematic progression allowing plenty of time to comprehend the knowledge and are backed with weekly tutorial assistance to help you become completely proficient in your new role as patient coordinator / clinical coordinator.

With this comprehensive, accelerated coursework, you will learn the behavioral principles expected of a patient coordinator / clinical coordinator and how to:

• Assist with the acquisition of new cosmetic-patient-candidates in search of medical-grade treatment modalities, surgical procedures & clinical esthetic care services
• Successfully integrate into a medical practice culture for the purpose of working with the staff to coordinate all patient caregiving activities & systematically monitor following-up aftercare
• Master an understanding of the day-to-day operations of a clinically-centered facility or laser center
• Explore the ins & outs of working in a hospital department & what you must know about outpatient clinics – unstated & unwritten protocols that you will have to abide by
• Master key merchandising strategies & other special considerations pertaining to sales closures in medical settings
• Handle legal issues associated with clinical retailing of medical-grade, cosmeceuticals and a vast array of other cosmetic-patient focused goods & services 
• Attend to the numerous inquires of cosmetic patient types
• Educate patients & encourage patient compliance
• Qualify appropriate patient types for specific procedures & quickly recognize the hallmarks of poor candidates for various treatments
• Discreetly handle litigious patients with diplomacy tactics
• Conduct patient orientation & assist physicians, surgeons & nurse practitioners with final patient consultations
• Accommodate patients w/ knowledge about numerous financing options
• Counsel patients properly with regards to insurance issues  
• Assist patients with pre-operative ­anticipation anxiety
• Provide patients with ongoing support pre & post operatively – giving much-needed comfort & offering stewardship throughout the entire physical transformation process
• Oversee all aspects of cross-point patient care & help bridge the shared services between patients & their physicians, other medical personnel caregivers & esthetic clinicians services
• Handle delicate issues & other potentially volatile situations that must be discussed with patients
• Create a solid framework for increased practice productivity & greater profitability with marketing strategies
• Manage the inevitable conflicts that occasionally arise between staff & patients - mitigate patient frustrations & minimize dissatisfactions, clarify misinterpretations & run interference when necessary
• Handle expectation discrepancy
• Deal with unexpected outcomes with highly experienced interpersonal skills that have proven to prevent lawsuits
• Troubleshoot & reverse cancelled patient bookings with these timely intervention strategies
• Report pertinent information back to management

In Depth and Highly Advanced Patient Coordinator / Clinical Coordinator Training

Much of the strategies that appear listed above may not seem that new to you, yet, what you see is only a small fraction of what is entailed in becoming a patient coordinator. This training offers a more in-depth and highly-advanced approach with more variables to substantially increase your professional capabilities. It is intended to raise your income potential & to expand on your current skill set, making you stand out from others to compete effectively with applicants who apply for patient coordinator / clinical coordinator positions.

This patient coordinator / clinical coordinator distance training course is a full twelve weeks of intense study (7-10 hours of concentrated study per week) in rapid succession, for a total of twelve weeks (either 7 hours per week for 12 weeks @ 84 actual elapsed hours for those who retain information easily) and / or (@ 10 hrs of study per week = 120 actual elapsed hours depending on a student’s individual rate of retention).

Due to the depth of understanding required and all the facets covered in this program a pre-application interview is a prerequisite for this particular certification course.

For additional information, please email us or contact us at 1 877.203.5005 and provide us with your name and telephone number. An admissions counselor will contact you to personally discuss your particular educational and career objectives.