CERTIFIED PEDORTHIST

Description

Position Overview

This position will be responsible for providing patient care for adult patients who require a variety of pedorthotic services.

Essential Duties

• Formulate treatment plans and access patients’ needs for pedorthotic services.
• Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient’s need for pedorthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient's needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Select materials, make positive model modifications and consider new techniques and materials.
• Maintain quality assurance to ensure patient satisfaction and continued success.
• Ensure accurate and complete documentation records are kept for each patient encounter.
• Evaluate pedorthotic device and any collateral prosthetic or orthotic devices on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
• Instruct patient on the proper use of pedorthotic, in fulfilling the patient’s needs.
• Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient satisfaction with the devices provided.
• Provide follow-up with patients and physicians.
• Provide in-service training to physicians and allied health care professionals when needed.
• Utilize effective materials management, quality, and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance between costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meet with physicians, case managers, and other referral sources to review pedorthotic services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
• May be asked to attend Pedorthotic clinics with Foot and ankle physicians in the area.
• Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets in coordination with management.
• Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
• May mentor newly certified clinicians.
• Keep a clean and safe work environment.
• Provide assistance to other clinical staff.
• Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.
• Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• Perform after hours, hospital and patient calls, and visit other SG Homecare locations as needed.
  
  

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Current board certification in Pedorthics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC).
• An equivalent combination of education and experience to meet board eligibility.
• A valid driver’s license and driving record.
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times remain honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.
• Ability to resolve issues from patients in a timely manner.
• Adhere to all safety regulations and compliance regulations.
  
  

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Language Ability and Interpersonal Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and the public Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.

Judgment and Situational Reasoning Ability: Ability to use good judgment and discretion in performing all job functions.

Environment: Office, nursing facility, in-home, or hospital setting.

Physical: Incumbents require sufficient mobility to walk, stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; operate office equipment, including the use of a computer keyboard; exert required physical effort to perform moderate to heavy physical work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling; push, pull, lift, and/or carry moderate to heavy amounts of weights; operate assigned equipment and vehicles; ability to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a workday/shift; must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.

• Frequently required to stand and lift objects from 1” to 36” high with
• Body Position and Flexibility Elements:
• Ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during a workday.
• Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility.
• Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for treatment.
• Frequently required to bend down at the waist to a torso level of 24” above the floor.
• Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor laws.
  
  

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

NOTE: This job description outlines the general nature and level of responsibilities expected in the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

The Company reserves the right to revise the job description at any time and you may be asked to perform additional duties as needed.