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. This collaboration will support Active Life Orthotics and Prosthetics and Ottobock’s shared vision to advance innovation, improve access to care, and most importantly deliver the best possible patient care experiences.

We are looking for an Orthotic Fitter (Certified or Non-Certified) that may also assist with Front Desk duties at our San Diego, CA location.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with orthotic practitioners in the evaluation & analysis of patient needs for orthotic services.
• Perform fitting of 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.
• Direct patient care at various location types 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.
• Participate in required continuing education opportunities deemed necessary.
• Travel to offsite locations within a reasonable distance from home office to provide patient care or visit/educate referral sources.
• 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 CA 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%

Pay range: $20-$25/hr (based on experience & certification) bonus potential