Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician (CPO, CO, CP, Board Eligible)
On-siteFort Smith, Arkansas, 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. Select materials, make cast measurements, and instruct patients on device usage while providing follow-up and reconciling issues to ensure satisfaction. Participate in practice management, meet with referral sources to secure ongoing business, and provide in-service training to allied health professionals. Maintain detailed clinical notes, manage materials to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, and mentor residents or newly certified clinicians. Perform on-call duties, hospital calls, or float between clinic locations as required.
Required Qualifications
- Current board certification in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC)
- A baccalaureate degree in prosthetics and/or orthotics, or the foreign equivalent, and current ABC Board-Eligibility in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics
- A valid driver's license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures
- In states where licensure is required, the ability to obtain and maintain state licensure
- 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
- 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
- Must be available for on-call, hospital calls, or float between more than one Hanger Clinic location
Desired Qualifications
- May be willing to consider candidates who are certified in one discipline who wish see patients in their certified discipline while simultaneously completing residency in the other discipline
- May be willing to consider candidates who are not certified or board-eligible but have at least 5 years of demonstrated past experience in providing prosthetic and/or orthotic services under the supervision of a certified clinician
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