Athletic Trainer

**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 Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.