Assistive Technology Specialist

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: • Requires the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of various tasks and measures related to assistive technology. This includes the application of rehabilitation technology (i.e. therapeutic devices associated with the rehabilitation process) in order to facilitate the service delivery process within the realm of evidence-based practice • Services provided may include integration of devices across multiple environments and may involve product design, fabrication, modification, and installation of unique and individualized technologies. • Services may relate to any/all of the following: computers, augmentative alternative communication (AAC), electronic cognitive devices, seating and positioning, mobility (manual and power wheelchairs), adaptive devices for daily living, recreation, and modifications within specific environmental settings (work, home, or school). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Assistive Technology Responsibilities 1. Design, fabricate, customize, integrate, modify, and repair assistive technology (AT), durable medical equipment (DME), seating and positioning systems, and adaptive equipment to meet individual patient needs. 2. Lead the assistive technology service delivery process, including comprehensive assessment, measurement, equipment trials, recommendations, implementation, fitting, follow-up, and ongoing evaluation of equipment effectiveness. 3. Coordinate equipment clinic services by collaborating with physicians, vendors, patients, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary team to facilitate timely equipment evaluations, recommendations, fittings, and follow-up appointments. 4. Complete and maintain all required documentation related to assistive technology services, including Letters of Medical Necessity (LMNs), insurance documentation, prior authorizations, appeals, equipment justifications, equipment inventories, maintenance records, and other funding documentation. 5. Collaborate with case management, funding agencies, community organizations, and charitable programs to secure medically necessary equipment through insurance, grants, donations, and other funding sources by preparing required clinical documentation, invoices, appeals, and supporting materials. 6. Serve as Co-Chair of the External Needs Committee by coordinating internal equipment funding requests, gathering supporting documentation, presenting requests for committee review, communicating funding decisions, and completing all required follow-up documentation. 7. Serve as the primary liaison between CRIT and assistive technology manufacturers, vendors, suppliers, and funding organizations regarding equipment specifications, customization, repairs, procurement, and service needs. 8. Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to assess patient needs, develop recommendations, implement assistive technology solutions, and monitor patient outcomes. 9. Educate patients, caregivers, students, volunteers, and interdisciplinary team members regarding assistive technology, seating and positioning, mobility equipment, AAC systems, adaptive equipment, DME, equipment safety, and best practices. 10. Ensure the safe use, maintenance, inspection, inventory management, and regulatory compliance of all assistive technology and durable medical equipment utilized throughout the organization. 11. Critically analyze, synthesize, and evaluate patient outcomes and the effectiveness of assistive technology interventions to support evidence-based clinical decision making. 12. Resolve equipment-related concerns by collaborating with patients, families, vendors, funding agencies, and clinical team members to facilitate timely problem resolution. 13. Maintain patient confidentiality and protect sensitive information in accordance with HIPAA and organizational policies. Clinical Responsibilities 14. Evaluate and treat pediatric patients with a variety of neurological, orthopedic, developmental, and functional impairment…