Orthopedic Technician - Ortho - Physicians

Lakeland Regional Health-Florida; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Lakeland Regional Health in Central Florida is seeking an Orthopedic Technician to provide casting, splinting, and hardware maintenance in support of orthopedic surgeons and patient care. You will contribute to safe, high-quality care and assist with various duties across the casting area.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years of orthopedic-related experience, a high school diploma, and Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• Orthopedic Technician Certified (OTC) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Communicates with patients, families, and team members to ensure positive experiences.
• Applies, adjusts and removes plaster casts, splints, braces as directed by a physician.
• Coordinates and arranges for durable medical equipment (DME) orders, referring patients to third-party vendors when needed.
• Supports orthopedic surgeons in clinical, surgical, and patient care responsibilities.

Education

High School or Equivalent

Job description

Lakeland Regional Health is a leading medical center located in Central Florida. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have been dedicated to serving our community with excellence in healthcare. As the only designated Level 1 Trauma Center for Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties, and the second busiest Emergency Department in the US, we are committed to providing high-quality care to our diverse patient population. Our facility is licensed for 910 beds and handles over 200,000 emergency room visits annually, along with 49,000 inpatient admissions, 21,000 surgical cases, 4,000 births, and 101,000 outpatient visits.

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 80.00

Shift: Monday - Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm

Pay Rate: $22.88 - $28.61

Position Summary

Provides orthopedic support services to clinic patients through casting, splinting, and hardware maintenance. Supports the Orthopedic surgeons in their clinical, surgical, and other patient care responsibilities. Proactively support the efforts that ensures delivery of safe patient care and services, and to promote a safe environment.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Responsibilities

People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.

Safety And Performance Improvement

• Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
• Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
• Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.
• Actively participates in team development, achieving dashboards, and in accomplishing department goals and objectives.
• Applies, adjusts and removes plaster casts, splints, braces, etc.
• Assembles and attaches orthopedic traction equipment and devices as directed by a physician.
• Maintains department supplies, inventory/par levels and ordering for the Orthopedic Casting area.
• Responsible for coordinating and arranging for special durable medical equipment (DME) orders which may also require referring the patient to a third-party vendor.
• May assist with cast application as needed on an inpatient unit per physician request.

Stewardship

• Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
• Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.
• Familiarity with all orthopedic instrumentation, equipment, hardware and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic aseptic technique.
• Ability to do basic casting, splinting and hardware maintenance.

Qualifications & Experience

• High School or Equivalent
• Basic Cardiac Life Support

Other information:

Certifications Preferred:

• Certification as an OTC (Orthopedic Technician Certified).

Experience Essential:

• One to two years of orthopedic related experience