Orthopedic Tech I

Posted: Monday, 09 December 2024
Valid Thru: Wednesday, 08 January 2025
Index Requested on: 12/09/2024 19:15:44
Indexed on: 12/09/2024 19:15:44

Location: Orlando, FL, 32827, US

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Nemours is hiring!

Description:

Nemours is seeking an Orthopedic Tech I (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Orlando, Florida.

Travel requirements to all satellite locations Winter Garden, Lake Mary, Downtown Orlando, and on rare occasions to Melbourne and Lakeland. 5 days/ 40 hours a week

This position is responsible for:

All casting procedures and application/approval of soft goods. To provide assistance to the provider whenever needed, to expedite the patient care process.
  • Responsible for all casting and Orthopedic equipment.
    • Application and removal of all types of casts, splints and soft goods. Modify casts as needed in clinic and in hospital when necessary for the patient benefit.
    • Instruct patient, parents/legal guardians in appropriate use and care of casts and Orthopedic equipment.
    • Responsible for inventory of all casting materials, splints and soft goods.
  • Skills
    • Ability to verbalize descriptions of orthopedic conditions with basic understanding of anatomical structures and relationships with one another.
    • Ability to apply, adjust, and remove all common Orthopedic devices, using a manual or standard practice as a guide.
    • Knowledge of theory and application of skin or skeletal traction.
    • Knowledge of the proper application of aseptic techniques in dressing change, removal of sutures or staples and in setting up surgical fields.
    • Ability to interpret simple fractures and dislocations on X-ray films.
    • Ability to perform in an operating room environment as first and second assistant or scrub technician under the direct supervision of a surgeon.
    • Ability to supervise and train other certified, eligible Orthopedic Technologists.
  • Assist with rooming of patients.
    • Obtain vital signs
    • Capturing and entering patient information into EMR.
    • Ensuring appropriate documentation such as x-rays and laboratory reports are available for provider's review.
    • Rooming of patients into exam rooms with preparation for exam and assisting provider with exam.
  • Ensure accurate ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes are recorded.
  • Assist the provider with procedures as necessary.
  • Under the direction of the provider will schedule PT/OT, surgery and diagnostic tests to include pre-authorization and notification of patient.
  • Prepare, clean and stock exam rooms for clinic.
  • Ability to cross cover in other clinical departments.

Job Requirements
  • High School Diploma required. Specialized (1 year of training beyond high school).
  • Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years' experience required.
  • American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire.
  • Travel requirements to all satellite locations.

Responsibilities:

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

Desired Skills:

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Benefits:

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