Non-Certified Fitter

Summary Statement

Active Life specializes in Prosthetic, Orthotic and Compression solutions by treating, nurturing and transforming clients' lives, empowering them into active opportunity through our unparalleled clinical services and products. In 2021, Active Life joined Ottobock Patient Care.  We have an exciting opportunity for an Orthotic Fitter (Certified or Non-Certified) at our Albuquerque, NM patient care clinic. The fitter provides support for appropriate devices by measuring and fitting off-the-shelf orthoses.  This role supports the patient's adherence to prescribed treatment plans. In addition, the employee may also be asked to provide clinical or administrative assistance to other practitioners within the company that are customary to a medical front and back office such as receptionist tasks, authorization processing, insurance benefit checks, data entry etc. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• ​​Collaborate with orthotic practitioners in the evaluation & analysis of patient needs for orthotic services. 
• ​Perform fitting of prefabricated orthotic devices and/or soft goods related to a patient’s needs, as indicated by an orthotic practitioner or physician; execute minor modifications, as necessary.  
• ​Evaluate orthotic device on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.  
• ​Instruct patient in use of the device and reconcile issues to ensure patient satisfaction. 
• ​​Perform outcomes measures, medical history documentation and clinical notes annotation support for clinical staff.  
• ​​Collaborate with Verification, Authorization and Billing teams to secure insurance authorizations for patient cases, financial responsibility and medical documentation requirements.  
• ​Clinical and/or administrative assistance for other Practitioners for all service and product lines.  
• ​Provide service at various locations including Ottobock Patient Care Centers, Hospitals, Inpatient & Outpatient Clinics, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Patient Residences using a personal vehicle and maintaining a valid Driver’s License and Insurance.  
• ​Participates in required continuing education opportunities deemed necessary. 
• ​​Follow company pricing, coding, authorization and billing standards and ability to properly calculate and determine patient costs, including the collection of funds from patients for provision of services.  
• ​Comply with Corporate Compliance and HIPAA responsibilities. 
• ​Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. 
• ​Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.​ 

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) required.
• Experience with Orthotics/Prosthetics preferred.
• Computer and typing proficiency of 35 wpm.
• Experience with electronic medical records systems.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Dependable.
• Adaptable/flexible. 
• Detail-oriented
• Valid driver's license with no limitations operating a motor vehicle, auto insurance that meets state requirements, and reliable vehicle.

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Health savings accounts with employer contribution
• Flexible spending account options
• Company-paid life insurance policy
• Paid time off
• Company holidays
• Floating holidays
• 100% company-paid short & long-term disability
• 401k match up to 3.5%