Registered Orthopaedic Technologist

The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) invites applications for a Registered Orthopaedic Technologist to join our paediatric Orthopaedics team on a part-time, on-site basis. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, collaborate with families to develop care plans, and document care within clinic, operating room, and inpatient settings.

Under supervision, you will perform splint/cast procedures, dressings, cast removal/repair, aseptic technique, and patient education on cast care and warning

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Grade 12.
• Graduation from an accredited Orthopaedic Technology Program.
• Current registration with the Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technologists.
• Completed CSOT exams.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a hospital setting preferred.
• Demonstrated initiative, self-direction and motivation.
• Good communication skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player who relates well to other people.
• Demonstrated commitment to life-long learning and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform a comprehensive assessment of children who have orthopedic musculo-skeletal conditions, and develop an orthopedic care plan in collaboration with the child/family and the interdisciplinary health care team
• Document on and participate in the development of the interdisciplinary plan of care
• Under the guidance of the Resource Orthopedic Technologist, implement and document the orthopedic care plan
• Perform interventions focused on the following areas: Splint/cast application; application of dressings/bandages; removal/repair/re-enforce casts; windowing/wedging casts; removal of sutures/wires/pins/external fixators; application of principles of surgical asepsis; preparation for minor surgical procedures application; and maintenance of traction and traction equipment
• Perform daily inspection of all Orthopedic patients and equipment throughout the hospital
• Educate patients/families in cast, skin and other care including danger signs
• Assess, evaluate and revise the orthopedic plan by re-evaluation of patient status
• Consult with the child/family, as well as the interdisciplinary team members, within and outside of the Hospital
• Participate in research and continuing education initiatives

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Team player

Self-direction

Education

Grade 12

Orthopaedic Technology Program graduate

CSOT registration

CSOT exams completed

Job description

Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world's best in paediatric healthcare.

As an expert in casting, the Registered Orthopaedic Technologist collaborates with other members of the health care team to provide care to patients primarily in (but not limited to) the Division of Orthopaedics. This position performs technical skills in the care of paediatric patients in the Clinic, Operating Room and Inpatient Units. The Registered Orthopaedic Technologist will work within the standards of the Hospital and the Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technolgy.

Here's What You'll Get To Do

• Perform a comprehensive assessment of children who have orthopedic musculo-skeletal conditions, and develop an orthopedic care plan in collaboration with the child/family and the interdisciplinary health care team
• Document on and participate in the development of the interdisciplinary plan of care
• Under the guidance of the Resource Orthopedic Technologist, implement and document the orthopedic care plan
• Perform interventions focused on the following areas: Splint/cast application; application of dressings/bandages; removal/repair/re-enforce casts; windowing/wedging casts; removal of sutures/wires/pins/external fixators; application of principles of surgical asepsis; preparation for minor surgical procedures application; and maintenance of traction and traction equipment
• Perform daily inspection of all Orthopedic patients and equipment throughout the hospital
• Educate patients/families in cast, skin and other care including danger signs
• Assess, evaluate and revise the orthopedic plan by re-evaluation of patient status
• Consult with the child/family, as well as the interdisciplinary team members, within and outside of the Hospital
• Participate in research and continuing education initiatives

Here's What You'll Need

• Successful completion of Grade 12
• Graduation from an accredited Orthopaedic Technology Program
• Current registration with the Canadian Society of Orthopaedic Technologists
• Completed CSOT exams
• Minimum 2 years experience in a hospital setting preferred
• Demonstrated initiative, self-direction and motivation
• Good communication skills
• Good time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player who relates well to other people
• Demonstrated commitment to life-long learning and evidence-based practice

Employment Type; Permanent part time 0.60FTE- 3 days per week, on site

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