Bilingual Clinical Assistant

Hanger; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will assist certified clinicians in providing patient care services, while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and maintaining a clean work environment. You'll engage in various tasks, from preparing patients for treatment to executing treatment plans under supervision. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives, all while working in a collaborative and supportive environment. If you're passionate about healthcare and eager to grow your skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation Packages

Paid National Holidays

PTO including Vacation and Sick time

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

401k Savings and Retirement Plan

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Flexible Work Schedules

Employee Referral Bonus Program

Mentorship Programs

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; preference for allied health professionals.
• Bilingual Spanish/English speaking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist practitioners with patient care and maintain accurate documentation.
• Prepare patients and rooms for treatment, and perform technical fabrication.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Hand Skills

Knowledge of Biomechanical Principles

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Allied Health Professional Certification

Tools

Laboratory Tools

Job description

Why Us?

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

Could This Be For You?

Under direct supervision* of a certified clinician, assist certified and/or licensed practitioners in their provision of patient care services and perform other assigned tasks. The Clinical Assistant will work under the general direction of the ACM/CM or his/her designee.

Your Impact

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Under direct supervision, assist practitioners with patient care.
• Prepare a room and patient for treatment, make and modify molds, perform technical fabrication, and complete administrative tasks.
• Complete and maintain accurate documentation of patient care provided.
• Execute treatment plan, modifications, adjustments, and repairs as determined by the supervising clinician. These tasks CANNOT include:
  • Independent patient assessment
  • Independent formulation of the treatment plan
  • Independent final fitting and assessment of the device
  • Independent follow-up care that modifies the function of the device as originally prescribed
• Perform selected patient care procedures, including the fitting of soft good items.
• Provide alterations to the fitting of soft good items, if necessary.
• Provide patient follow-up for selected orthotic and prosthetic patients under direction of supervising certified clinician.
• Perform shipping, receiving, and monitor inventory and other clerical tasks.
• Contact vendors to order prosthetic and orthotic materials.
• Ensure all patient procedures are performed in alignment with the certifying clinician.

*Direct supervision: This level of supervision requires the supervising credentialed individual to be available for consultation throughout the patient care process. The supervisor must be physically on site while the care is being provided. The supervisor must review the results of care and the documentation of the services rendered by the supervised individual and is responsible for countersigning within 15 days all entries by the caregiver in the patient’s clinical record.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain a clean, safe and orderly work environment.
• Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with blood borne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Preference for allied health professionals (PTA, OTA, Athletic trainer, etc).
• Employee must have, or be eligible to obtain, a valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Bilingual Spanish/English speaking.

**If the Clinical Assistant holds a recognized license or certification in a related allied health profession (e.g., Physical Therapist/PTA, Occupational Therapist/OTA, Athletic Trainer, etc.), they may be supervised under Indirect Supervision.

Additional Success Factors

Knowledge and Skill:

• Willingness to verify all clinical activities with certified clinical personnel.
• Ability to follow written and verbal directions.
• Hand skills necessary to use laboratory tools safely and effectively.
• Knowledge of biomechanical principles.
• Good interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills for reporting information to patient and staff.
• Effective organizational skills and ability to prioritize and plan for the purpose of meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• 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.

Pay Range is $21.15 to $25.96/hour + bonus + benefits. This pay range is posted to comply with State Law. Hanger salary ranges vary based on skill, ability, knowledge, geographic location and other variables.

Our Investment in You

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.