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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