Highlights
The Rehab Trainer and DME Coordinator is in collaboration with Physicians to provide patient education and coordination related to durable medical equipment (DME), including fitting and dispensing equipment in the clinic and surgery per physician orders. Coordinates DME needs for surgical cases, obtains insurance authorizations when required, and ensures accurate documentation, charge entry, and billing coordination.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Creve Coeur, MO |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | http://jobs.tenethealth.com |
Description
Job Summary
The Rehab Trainer and DME Coordinator is in collaboration with Physicians to provide patient education and coordination related to durable medical equipment (DME), including fitting and dispensing equipment in the clinic and surgery per physician orders. Coordinates DME needs for surgical cases, obtains insurance authorizations when required, and ensures accurate documentation, charge entry, and billing coordination. Maintains inventory levels, orders and tracks equipment, and works with vendors to resolve supply issues.
Responsibilities
- Educates patients on proper use and care of prescribed equipment
- Monitors compliance with orthopedic protocols
- Supports efficient patient care delivery through collaboration with physicians and clinical staff
- Maintains knowledge of DME products, orthopedic terminology, and regulatory requirements while working independently in a fast-paced clinical environment.
Qualifications
Education:
Required: Bachelor's degree in exercise related studies and 1 year of clinical experience.
Preferred: Athletic Trainer Certification license
Required: Certification within 1 year of employment. AHA BLS.
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About Company
Tenet Healthcare Corporation is a diversified healthcare services company with 115,000 employees united around a common mission: to help people live happier, healthier lives. Through its subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, including United Surgical Partners International, the Company operates general acute care and specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers and other outpatient facilities. Tenet's Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary provides technology-enabled performance improvement and health management solutions to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, physician groups, self-insured organizations and health plans.
Since 2003, Tenet's Commitment to Quality has improved the quality of medical care and patient safety at its hospitals and other businesses by evaluating processes and promoting best practices. As the world in which Tenet operates continues to change, Tenet's Commitment to Quality will remain focused on quality, the growing quality gap relative to top performers in the industry, and the fact that payers and employees use quality as a distinguishing factor. Visit the Quality Care page for more information.
Tenet has taken the lead in addressing the needs of the uninsured through its Compact With Uninsured Patients. Established in 2003, the Compact focuses on treating patients without insurance fairly and with respect during and after their treatment, regardless of their ability to pay. Tenet also is committed to working with its patients through financial counseling and alternative payment options.
Since 2003, Tenet's Commitment to Quality has improved the quality of medical care and patient safety at its hospitals and other businesses by evaluating processes and promoting best practices. As the world in which Tenet operates continues to change, Tenet's Commitment to Quality will remain focused on quality, the growing quality gap relative to top performers in the industry, and the fact that payers and employees use quality as a distinguishing factor. Visit the Quality Care page for more information.
Tenet has taken the lead in addressing the needs of the uninsured through its Compact With Uninsured Patients. Established in 2003, the Compact focuses on treating patients without insurance fairly and with respect during and after their treatment, regardless of their ability to pay. Tenet also is committed to working with its patients through financial counseling and alternative payment options.