Job description
As the Orthopedic Cast Tech in our Outpatient Clinic you'll provide assistance to patients and physicians by monitoring patient flow, rooming, cast application and removal, setting up and removal of traction, suture removal, pin extraction, adjustment of braces and external fixation devices, measuring and application of brace devices.
At Presbyterian Espanola Hospital, you'll join a supportive, dynamic, proactive, and collaborative team that includes surgical techs, nurses and physicians in the beautiful northern New Mexico location of Espanola Valley. Just north of Santa Fe, Espanola is nestled between the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo mountain ranges and the meeting points of three rivers; the Rio Grande, the Rio Chama and the Rio Santa Cruz.
Make your life’s work count for more here! Join a team of Professionals!
Type of Opportunity: Full Time
FTE: 1
Exempt: No
Work Schedule: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday
- High School Diploma or General Equivalecy Diploma (GED); AND, specialized, short-term training in clinical medical skills
- Certified Orthopedic Technician designation; OR, Certified Orthopedic Allied Professional designation
- CPR certification.
- One (1) year experience in ambulatory care.
Responsibilities:
Assists with patient preparation and rooming patients. Provides Orthopedic therapies ordered by physician:
- Cast application and removal
- Set up and removal of traction
- Suture removal & pin extraction
- Adjusts braces and external fixation devices
- Measures and applies brace devices (knee, elbow, ankle, Pavlik Harness, Bebax shoes)
- Wound cleansing and dressing application
- Sets up, prepares and assistance in joint aspirations or joint injections
- Collects and processes specimens
- Requests and obtains x-rays and lab reports for physician review
- education of home bound patients with instructions on dressing changes, exercise and crutch or walker training; both written and verbal, as appropriate; and other education as ordered by the physician
Communicates and cooperates with Medical Provider and team.
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Life insurance and short/long term disability programs
- Retirement plans, including matching employer contribution
- Continuing education and career development opportunities
Learn more https://www.phs.org/careers/employee-benefits/Pages/default.aspx
Presbyterian’s Regional Delivery System is a network of six hospitals and medical centers throughout rural New Mexico including locations in Clovis, Española, Ruidoso, Santa Fe, Socorro and Tucumcari. Our regional facilities are home to more than 1,600 clinical and non-clinical employees with a variety of services ranging from general surgery to pediatrics to heart and cancer care, our regional employees are proud to provide close-to-home care for their communities.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
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