Orthopedic Tech I
Nemours is seeking an Orthopedic Tech in Jacksonville, FL
All casting procedures and application/approval of soft goods. To provide assistance to the provider whenever needed, to expedite the patient care process. This position will require travel to other sites and being on-call.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for all casting and Orthopedic equipment.
- Application and removal of all types of casts, splints and soft goods. Apply and removal of upper and lower extremity casts
- 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.
- Understanding of theory and application of skin and skeletal traction.
- Understanding of the proper application of aseptic techniques in dressing change and in setting up surgical fields.
- 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
Requirements
- high school diploma
- BLS from the American Heart Association required
- more than 1 year and up to 3 years of experience