About Us
Welcome to Our Clinic
Since 1987, our team of board-certified physicians has delivered the highest level of care to the Seacoast community. Serving athletes and residents alike, we operate as the area’s premier orthopedic and sports medicine practice. It’s what we love to do. Now let us help you get back to doing what you love — moving pain-free and feeling great.
Our Team
The Seacoast’s Best Orthopedic Providers
Your total orthopedic care is our number one priority. With participation in some of the most elite orthopedic fellowships, our physicians bring world-class training home to the Seacoast. Offering highly-specialized care and expertise to each patient experience, Atlantic Orthopaedics has you covered from head to toe.
We invite you to learn more about each provider’s credentials, training, specializations, depth of knowledge, and experience!
Our Facilities
For All Things Ortho, and More
Atlantic Orthopaedics is proud to offer our patients turnkey care. Between our two state-of-the-art facilities, we can provide you with comprehensive diagnostics, treatment, and orthopedic rehab services all on-site. Our state-of-the-art surgical center, the New England Center for Orthopaedic Surgery is now open, and provides patients with convenient access to same-day procedures. Visit us today in Portsmouth, NH, Dover, NH or York, ME.
Our Technology
Cutting-Edge Diagnostics and Treatment
At Atlantic Orthopaedics, we invest in you—which means we integrate the industry’s most advanced technology and training to improve diagnostic accuracy, surgical efficiency, and patient recovery. Our practice is committed to using cutting-edge surgical equipment and imaging systems, such as state-of-the-art MRI, quality ultrasound, and brand new X-ray to inform and execute treatments with absolute precision. As pioneers in robotic-assisted surgery and leaders in the orthopedic sports medicine field, our physicians are sought out nationwide by patients and providers alike. Let us help you address the issues that are holding you back from a life lived in motion.
Who We Serve
Our Patients & Athletes
We serve you. Our providers are experts at diagnosing and treating the symptoms, conditions, and injuries holding you back. Whether you’re a student-athlete, weekend warrior, senior, or someone suffering from general orthopedic pain, we are dedicated to you. Don’t take our word for it; check out our patient stories.
Community Involvement
Giving Back to Pay It Forward
Our practice is made up of individuals who live, work, and play in NH’s seacoast and southern Maine. We love it here. That’s why we’re committed to supporting our local cities and towns as community partners. We donate our time to high school sports programs as official providers and we give charitably to local arts and cultural organizations. Like you, we pride ourselves on being part of the fabric of this community that we all share and love.
Careers
Employment Opportunities
At Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. Together, we deliver the very best orthopedic care to our community. Want to join our dedicated team?
Current Openings:
Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is seeking a Director of RCM
Key Responsibilities:
- Revenue Cycle Oversight: Lead the end-to-end revenue cycle including charge capture, claims submission, payment posting, denial management, and patient collections.
- Accounts Receivable Management: Drive AR performance metrics, reduce aging, and improve collection rates across payers and patients.
- Claims and Denials: Oversee timely and accurate claims submission; monitor denial trends and implement strategies for appeal and prevention.
- Contract Negotiation: Evaluate and negotiate payer contracts, fee schedules, and out-of-network agreements to optimize reimbursement.
- Payer Relations & Rate Analysis: Monitor payer performance, rate changes, and market trends; perform impact analysis of rate adjustments.
- Financial Reporting, Dashboards & P&L Oversight: Develop and maintain financial and operational dashboards to monitor KPIs such as DSO, denial rate, collection yield, and reimbursement variances. Provide leadership with revenue-related insights and maintain oversight of the Profit and Loss (P&L) statements to ensure financial health and strategic alignment.
- Budgeting / Forecasting: Collaborate with leadership to develop revenue-related budgets and financial forecasts to support strategic planning and decision-making.
- Out-of-Network Strategy: Oversee billing and reimbursement for out-of-network services; evaluate impact and opportunities for improvement.
- Compliance & Industry Monitoring: Stay current on regulatory changes, reimbursement policies, and best practices within healthcare RCM (MGMA, CMS, AAOE)
- Leadership & Collaboration: Work directly with department managers in billing, patient accounts, and workers compensation, provide ongoing training and support, and collaborate with clinical and administrative leadership to ensure optimal revenue capture. Lead projects like the implementation of a new claim submission dashboard.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business, Finance, or related field required; Master’s preferred.
- Minimum 7–10 years of progressive experience in healthcare revenue cycle, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Strong understanding of RCM operations, billing, coding (CPT/ICD-10), and payer contract negotiation.
- Proven experience with data analytics, financial reporting, and revenue optimization strategies.
- Experience working with orthopaedic or specialty medical practices is strongly preferred.
- Proficiency in EMR/EHR systems and billing software
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is seeking an Athletic Trainer / Orthopaedic Technician
Position Requirements
Licenses or Certificates: One of the following is required.
- Athletic Trainer (ATC)
- OTC Athletic Trainer
- Orthopedic Tech
Job Responsibilities
The tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Welcome and escort patients to examination rooms, ensuring their comfort and readiness for the physician.
- Conduct interviews with patients to gather their medical history, measure vital signs, height, and weight.
- Collect and organize relevant reports and radiological results to prepare accurate patient charts.
- Provide assistance during treatments, including the removal of sutures and staples, preparation of injections, instruments, and materials.
- Casting and splinting.
- Administer medications as directed by the physician and offer clear explanations of treatment procedures, medications, diets, and physicians’ instructions to patients.
- Facilitate medication refills through e-prescription systems and communicate prescription details to pharmacies under authorized directives.
- Prepare examination rooms for patient visits, ensuring cleanliness and readiness.
- Sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies to maintain hygienic standards.
- Educate patients on the use of durable medical equipment (DME) as needed.
- Perform various clerical duties, including scheduling appointments, participating in phone triage, faxing prior authorizations and referrals, and managing electronic health records (EHR) efficiently.
**Must be able to commute to Portsmouth, Dover, & York offices.
Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is seeking a Patient Care Coordinator
Position Requirements
Licenses or Certificates: N/A
Education, vocational training, and experience:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Intermediate to advanced computer and data entry skills
- 1+ years of experience in medical scheduling or a comparable role is required.
- Physically present and on site at SMAO required
Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates a friendly and professional communication style.
- Exhibits the ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks while maintaining composure under pressure.
- Possesses strong telephone communication skills, consistently upholding a professional and articulate manner.
- Proficient in fundamental computer skills, including internet navigation, email correspondence, and familiarity with Microsoft/Excel applications.
- Displays excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
- Demonstrates a high level of organizational skills and attention to detail.
Job Responsibilities
The Patient Scheduler tasks include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Responds to patient and provider calls, gathering necessary information for accurate scheduling and providing essential details to the clinical team.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment while upholding excellent patient care standards.
- Listens to and addresses patient complaints related to appointment scheduling, aiming for resolution.
- Utilizes various computer programs to review information and address patient inquiries.
- Applies critical thinking skills to problem-solve and manage urgent matters effectively.
- Stays current with changes in schedule preferences and office processes.
- Required to be on-site and present according to the scheduled days.
Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is current seeking an experienced orthopedic PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT in our Portsmouth, NH location. This position will work mainly with our spine physician. Experience is desired having a mixture of clinic, OR Coverage, and ER Consults.
The primary goal of the PA is to facilitate the Practice in providing complete patient care in accordance with current state guidelines and hospital policies. The PA in the following tasks will facilitate each physician by:
A) Hospital responsibilities
1. Attending to patients in the emergency room
2. Admitting patients (H&Ps, ordering and interpreting lab values, orders and progress notes
3. Patient consultations
4. Assist the surgeon the operating room
5. Assist the staff with room set up and turnover
6. Complete post-op orders and brief op notes
7. In-patient rounding (assist patient progress, check lab values, speak with PT/OT/Nursing, complete daily progress notes and orders, apply casts and braces)
8. Educate patients and family
9. Act as a liaison between the nursing staff and MDs
10. Work with D/C planners to coordinate home care and transfers to rehab facilities
11. Complete paperwork and D/C summaries at the time of patient D/C or transfer
B. Office Responsibilities
1. Evaluation, diagnosing and formulating treatment plans of new patients
2. Continuing treatment of current patients in non-operative course
3. Pre-operative H&Ps including patient and family education and dictating notes on hospital lines
4. Post-operative visits including interpretation of x-rays
5. Communication between physicians and patients/family members by returning messages
6. Medication refills
7. Communicate with other MDs (primary care and specialist), PTs and OTs
8. Liaison between the MDs and the office staff
9. Uphold current CMEs, licensing and memberships in professional organizations
C. Call Responsibilities
1. Rounding on in-patients
2. PAs must be available for: a) Consultations b) Emergency room visits c) Assisting in the operating room. d. Returning phone calls from patients, and healthcare providers
If this is you, please reply with a cover letter telling us a little about yourself as well as your desired salary range. Applications that include a cover letter with this information will be reviewed first.
Position Requirements :
· High school diploma or equivalent
· 2+ years experience in a similar role
* Professional attitude and appearance
Physician Assistant Competencies
You are expected to understand, evaluate and apply the following skills to clinical scenarios.
*Orthopedic knowledge of common office diagnosis and treatment protocols.
*Admitting a pt to the Hospital
*Performing HX and Physicals (Pre-op, Sports Physicals)
*Discharging a patient from the hospital
*Ordering and interpreting diagnostic studies
*Prescribing and ordering appropriate pharmacology agents
*Evaluating new problems in the office setting
*Consulting on a patient in the hospital & evaluating a patient in the ED
Application of cast, technique, principals
Removing a cast
Hand and instrument tying of suture material
Closing skin, interrupted deep suture, subcuticular, staples, nylon
Closing deep fascia
Foreign body removal in office
Percutaneous pin removal in office.
Application of splints
Joint injections
Joint aspirations and collection of fluid samples for lab
Soft tissue injections
Fracture reduction
Reduction of joint dislocations
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