General Surgery
Pre-op workups, OR scheduling, and post-op follow-up calls.
Staffing For Doctors places dedicated, HIPAA-certified virtual medical staff for general surgery practices. General surgery practices coordinate complex pre-op clearance and tight OR scheduling across multiple facilities. Our general surgery pod is trained on the EHRs, payer rules, procedures, and patient workflows that define a great general surgery office, onboarded in 48 hours, and managed through our HIPAA-compliant client dashboard. Starting at a flat $14/hour with no setup fees.
Roles we staff
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Insurance Verification Specialist
A general surgery insurance verification specialist runs eligibility and benefits 48-72 hours before every visit, confirms copays, deductibles, coinsurance, and visit-specific coverage with commercial, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid payers, and documents the breakdown in the EHR so the front desk can collect at check-in. They proactively work the no-coverage list and prevent eligibility-driven denials.
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Medical Receptionist / Front Desk
A general surgery virtual medical receptionist answers your inbound lines, returns voicemails, books and reschedules appointments, manages the cancellation waitlist, and routes portal messages. They keep hold times under a minute, recover same-day cancellations, and deliver the front-desk experience patients expect from a top general surgery practice.
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Medical Scribe
A general surgery medical scribe joins each encounter in real time over secure audio or video and documents the visit directly in your EHR - HPI, exam, assessment and plan, orders, and follow-up - so the chart is closed before the patient leaves the room. Trained in general surgery terminology, common diagnoses, and the documentation standards that drive your reimbursement.
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Prior Authorization Specialist
A general surgery prior authorization specialist owns the full prior auth lifecycle - submitting auths through CoverMyMeds, payer portals, and fax, attaching clinical documentation, calling for status, working denials, and filing peer-to-peer appeals. Trained on the imaging, procedures, medications, and DME categories that general surgery practices most often need authorized.
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Virtual Medical Assistant
A general surgery virtual medical assistant is a dedicated, full-time remote staff member trained on the EHRs, payer rules, and patient workflows that general surgery practices rely on every day. They handle scheduling, intake, chart prep, message triage, refill routing, and patient follow-up so providers stay focused on direct patient care.
Frequently asked questions
What does a virtual medical assistant do for a general surgery practice?
A general surgery virtual medical assistant is a dedicated, full-time remote team member who handles scheduling, intake, insurance verification, prior authorization, patient follow-up, and EHR documentation for a general surgery practice. They work inside your EHR just like an in-house team member, trained on general surgery-specific workflows.
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How much does a general surgery virtual medical assistant cost?
A general surgery virtual medical assistant from Staffing For Doctors costs a flat $14 per hour for full-time coverage with no setup fee, no recruiting fee, and no benefits overhead. Most general surgery practices save $28,000 to $46,000 per year per assistant compared to an in-house US hire.
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Is a general surgery virtual medical assistant HIPAA compliant?
Every general surgery virtual medical assistant from Staffing For Doctors is HIPAA trained, signs a Business Associate Agreement (BAA), works on secure devices, uses encrypted communication channels, and is monitored by a dedicated Customer Success Manager to ensure ongoing compliance.
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How quickly can I get a general surgery virtual medical assistant?
General Surgery virtual medical assistant onboarding is a 48-hour process from contract signing to a dedicated, specialty-trained staff member live inside your practice. We send shortlisted candidates within 24 hours of your free consultation.
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What does a virtual assistant for surgeons do?
A virtual assistant for surgeons handles the non-operative work that pulls surgeons out of clinic and away from the OR: pre-op clearance follow-up, OR scheduling across facilities, prior authorization for procedures, insurance verification on the surgical benefit, post-op call-back lists, and inbox triage. You will get a dedicated remote staff member trained on general surgery workflows so your surgeons stay focused on patient care.
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Can a virtual assistant handle pre-op and post-op coordination for a surgery practice?
Yes. A general surgery virtual medical assistant runs the full pre-op checklist - clearance with the patient's PCP, anesthesia clearance, labs, EKG, imaging - and confirms every item is on file 48 hours before the case. On the post-op side, they run the day-1, day-3, and 2-week call-back lists, flag any patient who reports an issue to the surgeon or nurse, and document the call in the chart.
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How does a surgeon virtual assistant work across multiple hospitals and ASCs?
Your virtual medical assistant builds a single OR scheduling workflow that covers every facility your surgeons operate at - block time, case posting forms, anesthesia notification, and pre-op packet routing - so cases get scheduled correctly on the first attempt regardless of which hospital or ASC the case is going to.
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