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Missoula Bone & Joint has a great Sports Medicine program staffed with Athletic Trainers that support our local and surrounding area high schools' athletic events. We are currently recruiting a Full-Time Athletic Trainer and to work as a Physician Extender in our clinic setting.

*Approx. 40 scheduled hours per week*

Duties as Athletic Trainer:

-Evaluation of emergent, acute and chronic injuries, and medical conditions.

-Instructs and educates patient and/or family members in treatment, rehabilitation, and home exercises.

-Can properly fit crutches, braces, and various other DME.

-Proficient in concussion testing (SCAT5, VOMS, etc.), assessment, and proper referral.

-Documents evaluations, plan of care, and referral as needed.

-Ability to work autonomously.

-Willing to travel and have reliable transportation.

Duties As Physician Extender in Office:

-Daily patient care through referrals from physicians and physician assistant.

-Educate patients on home exercise programs and thorough knowledge of provider preferences.

-Provide education during pre and post-operative visits with comprehensive understanding of pre and post-operative protocols and various orthopedic surgical procedures.

-Basic knowledge of rehabilitation techniques for various injuries.

-Knowledge of fitting DME.

-Documents each patient visit and tracks various activities performed by the Physician Extender in the Electronic Health Record.

Requirements:

-Board Certification

-Current Montana State License - Athletic Trainer

-Graduate from a CAATE-accredited Athletic Training Education Program

-CPR or BLS Certification

-High School Diploma or GED Certificate

-Valid Montana Driver License and Current Motor Vehicle Insurance

-One year related experience and/or training

-Must work well with others and have excellent communication skills

-Clean background check

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $24.00 per hour

Missoula Bone & Joint is looking for a Full-Time Certified Medical Coder

Responsible for reviewing daily visit notes and procedure reports and coding appropriate ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes in a timely manner. Performs routine audits and responsible for training physicians and staff on ICD-10 and documentation guidelines. The schedule is Monday through Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm with a 30 minute lunch break.

Required:

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC), or equivalent
• Coding experience
• Training/courses in business office activities
• Strong ethical and moral character references
• Good communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Certified Professional Medical Auditor or within two years of hire
• Anatomy courses
• Have met all ICD-10 proficiency requirements

Preferred:

• Two or more years’ billing experience
• CPMA or equivalent
• Orthopedic coding experience

Pay: $18.00 - $28.00 per hour

Missoula Bone & Joint has an immediate opening for a TPD (as needed) Physical Therapist treating pre and post orthopedic surgical conditions, sports injuries, and spinal conditions. Responsible for providing patient care including assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing specialized physical therapy treatments. Applicant will be covering maternity leave starting in August 2021 through February 2022, therefore this position will average 40 hours per week during this period. After maternity leave coverage ends the candidate will cover the needs of the department for vacation and sick days.

Requirements:

• BS, MS or DPT degree or Certificate in Physical Therapy from an APTA - accredited education program.
• Effective Communication skills.
• Strong ethical and moral character references.
• Willingness to support and encourage co-workers.
• Reliable and timely with great organization/multitasking skills

Preferred:

• Minimum of one year clinical experience as a practicing physical therapist.

• Advanced orthopedic skills.

• Knowledge of policies, regulations, requirements of clinic and regulators.

Pay: $33.00 - $43.00 per hour

Missoula Bone & Joint is looking for a TPD Patient Service Coordinator

Scheduled hours for this position are as needed to cover sick and vacation days

Duties:

Greets patients and makes sure that necessary paperwork is completed and enters any demographic and insurance information into the practice software; schedules and reschedules patients’ appointments per established protocols by provider; serves as a primary customer service representative for MBJ; completes other duties and special projects, as assigned or requested.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Good typing skills
• Good communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Ability to run fax machine, postage meter and printers
• Strong ethical and moral character references

Preferred:

• Medical receptionist experience

Pay: $13.50 - $17.50 per hour

Full-Time Orthopedic Assistant

Missoula Bone & Joint is looking for a Full-Time Orthopedic Assistant to work a 35 hour work week with the ability to flex up to 40 hours per week. This position will serve as a dedicated Orthopedic Assistant to a provider and work with that provider when in clinic seeing patients. The scheduled days are Tuesdays, Wednesday and Fridays working in clinic with a dedicated provider and Mondays and Thursdays are utilized as catchup days for scheduling and paperwork.

Duties:

Missoula Bone & Joint prides itself on outstanding patient service relations. This job requires the ability to efficiently complete all tasks assigned while being detail oriented. The applicant must have a good understanding of how to schedule surgeries and order tests, good communications with providers, staff and patients at all times and have the ability to triage and demonstrate good judgment.

Patient care responsibilities as assigned by physician/PA-C:
*Duties in italics are not to be performed by an assistant without the proper credentials until signed off by the Provider and Supervisor.

• Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed.

• Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history.

• Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the electronic health record (EHR).

• Provide basic patient care as ordered by provider and assist provider with various procedures.

• Provides patient education materials, communicates provider advice/instructions to patient. Documents in the EHR.

• Cast and splint application and removal.

• Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by provider

• Wound dressing changes

• Prepare injections

• Suture and staple removal

• Sterile tray set-ups

• Obtain lab/x-ray reports

• Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments

• Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, and other tests

• Schedule referrals to other physicians/providers

• Clean and stock exam rooms

• Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies

• Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules

Required:

• High school diploma or GED certificate

• RN, LPN, CMA, CST, or ATC preferred but equivalent education/experience may be considered (Credential requirements based on provider’s preference)

• Good communication skills

Preferred:

• Current state license or national certification

• Orthopedic experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $21.00 per hour

Part-Time Medical Assistant for a Busy Orthopedic Office

Missoula Bone & Joint is looking for a Part-Time Orthopedic Assistant. This position will average 24 hours per week and have the ability to flex up to 40 hours per week. This position will serve as a dedicated Orthopedic Assistant to a provider and work with that provider when in clinic seeing patients; on non-clinic days this position will serve as an Orthopedic Float to assist the Orthopedic Assistant Team with sick, vacation and overflow days. The scheduled days are Tuesdays and Thursdays working in clinic with a dedicated provider and Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday's as a Float or these days can be utilized as catchup days for scheduling and paperwork.

Duties:

Missoula Bone & Joint prides itself on outstanding patient service relations. This job requires the ability to efficiently complete all tasks assigned while being detail oriented. The applicant must have a good understanding of how to schedule surgeries and order tests, good communications with providers, staff and patients at all times and have the ability to triage and demonstrate good judgment.

Patient care responsibilities as assigned by physician/PA-C:
*Duties in italics are not to be performed by an assistant without the proper credentials until signed off by the Provider and Supervisor.

• Patient care responsibilities as assigned, which may include scheduling and organizing patient flow, accompanying patients to exam/procedure room, assist patients with changing to exam gowns, and transfer to exam table if needed.

• Assess patient’s general condition and collect patient history.

• Document health history, activities, medication dispensed/prescribed, etc., in the electronic health record (EHR).

• Provide basic patient care as ordered by provider and assist provider with various procedures.

• Provides patient education materials, communicates provider advice/instructions to patient. Documents in the EHR.

• Cast and splint application and removal.

• Fit patients with braces, boots, other DME as ordered by provider

• Wound dressing changes

• Prepare injections

• Suture and staple removal

• Sterile tray set-ups

• Obtain lab/x-ray reports

• Schedule surgery, hospital procedures and pre- and post-op appointments

• Schedule MRI, CT scans, labs, and other tests

• Schedule referrals to other physicians/providers

• Clean and stock exam rooms

• Adheres to infection control/safety guidelines and confidentiality policies

• Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules

Required:

• High school diploma or GED certificate

• RN, LPN, CMA, CST, or ATC preferred but equivalent education/experience may be considered (Credential requirements based on provider’s preference)

• Good communication skills

Preferred:

• Current state license or national certification

• Orthopedic experience

Job Type:

Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $21.00 per hour

Missoula Bone & Joint is seeking a Part-Time Medical Records Assistant

The hours for this position are as follows:

Monday through Thursday 9:00am - 4:30pm with a 30 minute lunch.

Duties

• Interacts with other staff, patients and the public on medical records matters
• Locates medical information for records release and releases records as necessary with HIPAA compliant releases
• Files medical information and other information in patient EMR
• Locates and prepares charts for next day clinic
• Locates and sends medical information to requesting physicians/departments
• Repairs torn charts, replacing torn pockets and broken fasteners
• Purges old records and relocates other charts to storage
• Compliance with HIPAA, OSHA and Red Flag Rules
• Manages the clinic fax server by uploading faxes as attachments to the MR and printing certain documents for routing to providers for signatures.
• Upload signed/reviewed documents to patients EMR as an attachment.

Required

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• Good typing skills
• Good communication skills
• Good computer skills
• Ability to run fax machine, postage meter and printers
• Strong ethical and moral character references

Preferred

• Medical office and release of information experience

Pay

•  $14.00 - $18.00 per hour depending on experience and qualifications