Orthopedic Tech I (Lakeland) (Finance)

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

Schedule: 5 days/40 hours a week. Occasional travel requirements to all satellite locations.

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.