About this role
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary Provides direct patient care and education for fitting, measuring, and dispensing of custom fabricated, prefabricated, and off-the-shelf orthotic devices and other durable medical equipment and supplies.
Essential Functions
• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Provides fitting, measuring, and dispensing of custom fabricated, prefabricated, and off-the-shelf orthotic devices and soft goods including upper and lower body, spine, and ambulatory aids.
• Provides patient/caregiver education for usage, maintenance, and care of the orthoses.
• Ensures timely collection of physician prescriptions, patient demographics, insurance information, and medical records for billing purposes.
• Assists in scheduling patient appointments for initial fittings and follow-up visits in the Equipped for Life office.
• Assists in stocking and maintenance of appropriate inventories of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and orthoses.
• Acts as liaison between clinical staff and billing staff to ensure proper documentation for insurance to determine medical necessity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Requirements
• Education - Bachelor's degree in Athletic Training. Master's degree in Athletic Training or related field of study preferred.
• Experience - No experience required. One (1) year of DME/bracing and/or Athletic Training experience preferred. Electronic Medical Records experience preferred.
In Lieu Of
• NA
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
• NATABOC Athletic Trainer Certification
• SC Athletic Trainer License/Certification (Required for team members working in South Carolina.)
• CPR Certification
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Basic computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets, database and data entry
• Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)
• Mathematical skills
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Location Blount Memorial Hospital
Facility Home Equipment - Eastern Tennessee
Department Home Equipment - Maryville
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