Orthopedic Technician

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A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Orthopedic Technician is responsible for the full care of pediatric orthopedic patients and function independently to manage patient flow, casting, bracing and application of durable medical equipment. They perform delegated activities and assume responsibilities as outlined in the unlicensed assistive personnel competency guideline, orthopedic competency guidelines and the orthopedic technician training curriculum. The Orthopedic Technician helps assists professional staff (RNs, Physicians, NPs, PAs) in managing the healthcare and support needs of orthopedic patients and families in a clinic/hospital/emergency department setting.

Department Name: SE Aurora Orthopedic Care with some travel to other sites required.
Job Status: Full-Time; eligible for benefits
Shift: Monday - Friday 5x8 hour shifts

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience: One (1) year of pediatric orthopedic casting/bracing experience
• Certification(s): BLS certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute accepted) with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire.

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

Neonate - <30 days

Infancy - >30 days to 1yr

Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs

Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs

School age - >5yrs to 13yrs

Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs

Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

Completes all the essential functions of the Orthopedic Technician Entry role and be able to demonstrate a higher level of casting, skill, and overall knowledge of complex pediatric orthopedic patients.

Performs care of the moderate to complex orthopedic patient requiring knowledge of anatomy and physiology and bone structure.

Verbalizes hospital and departmental measures for evaluating clinical practice, including knowledge of the goals of the department, division and organization, the quality improvement process and the location of policies, procedures, and guidelines for practice.

Demonstrates application of basic upper and lower extremity casts, as outlined in the essential functions of an Orthopedic Technician Entry, demonstrates the application of hand-based specialty casts (ulnar/radial gutter, cobra, mitten) as well as an application of a Muenster and PTB casts.

Assists in ordering and maintain of specialty supplies for network of care areas as well as primary sites as applicable.

Explains and educates others about the care of immobilization devises to patients and families using age-appropriate guidelines, under the direction of the physician or midlevel provider.

Aids new staff, fellows, and learners within orthopedics.

Follows and teaches guidelines for responsibilities for care delivery, organizational skills, to include prioritization and time management of clinic flow.

Manages room utilization and organization, independently can troubleshoot equipment malfunctions and/or report for resolution. May be involved in new site development and planning, as well as development of education materials.

Identifies patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn and utilizes appropriate teaching strategies while providing interventions in compliance with current hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Demonstrates accountability for care provided.

Understands the roles within the multidisciplinary team providing family centered patient care while maintaining objective and professional boundaries.

Follows guidelines and documents the process to provide developmentally appropriate care to infants and children with complex health care needs and the plans of care in implementing patient/family care.

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.

Complexity: Falls between the entry level and senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primary applies standard practices.

Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non-routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.

Communications: Contacts with the public or employees where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.

Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good

Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good

Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good

Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good

Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good

General Activity: Sit: 2-4 hrs. per day

General Activity: Stand/Walk: 4-6 hrs. per day

Motion: Bend: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Carry: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Lift: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Pull: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Push: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Reach: 1/3 or more of time

Motion: Squat/Crouch: Up to 1/3 of time

Others: Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits.

Others: Occupational Hazards - exposure to unsteady or falling patient: In the course of transferring a patient may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient

Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 100 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 25 pounds: 1/3 or more of time

Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 50 pounds: Up to 1/3 of time

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to cold/heat: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to dampness: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to heights: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent.

Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Occasional.

Exposure: Exposure to skin irritations: Frequent.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.

Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.

Exposure to loud noise.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.