National Float Pool Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician (CO, CP, CPO)
$150,000–$200,000 year
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Collaborate with physicians to evaluate patient needs for prosthetic and orthotic services, formulate device designs, and perform fittings including static and dynamic alignments. Examine functional loss, select materials, make cast measurements, and instruct patients on device usage while adjusting devices to ensure fit and medical efficacy. Provide follow-up with patients and physicians, reconcile issues to ensure satisfaction, and deliver in-service training to allied health professionals. Manage materials and quality processes to maintain device performance and operational financial targets, while providing detailed clinical notes and assisting with reimbursement activities. May mentor residents, float between clinic locations, or respond to on-call and hospital requests.
Required Qualifications
- Current board certification in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC)
- A valid driver's license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures
- Must agree to assignability anywhere in the country based on the needs of the company
- Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience
- Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift
- Must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone
- Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a work day
- Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction
- Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions
- Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility
- Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for treatment
- Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor laws
Desired Qualifications
- Thorough understanding of the principles of biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology
- Thorough understanding of componentry and its suitability and reliability for specific uses
- Thorough understanding of medical terminology
- Effective communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized oral and written presentation and reports to patient and staff
- Ability to instruct clinical and non-clinical personnel and customers on objectives of patient care services
- Active listening, reading and comprehension skills for analyzing reports, charts and correspondence
- Ability to assess patient condition and advise physician on treatment options
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationships with physicians, therapists and patients
- Ability to work effectively as a team member
- Effective organizational, time management and planning skills
- Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships
- Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust
- Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you
- Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change
- Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results
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