Orthotist-Prosthetist: Complex Care Clinician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore is seeking a Non-Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist to deliver highly specialized orthotic and prosthetic services to Veterans.

The role requires mastery of complex clinical work and multidisciplinary collaboration in a VA hospital setting. Qualifications include a CAAHEP-accredited degree or equivalent, current ABC/BOC certification, and strong English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in orthotics and prosthetics from CAAHEP-accredited program, or Bachelor's plus post-graduate orthotics/prosthetics certificate from a CAAHEP program.
• Board certification by ABC or BOC as orthotist/prosthetist and maintain CE requirements.
• English proficiency in speaking and writing as required by law.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients.
• Collaborate with treatment teams across multiple disciplines to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Assess patients, take measurements, casts, or scans to create molds for devices.

Skills

Board-certification requirement

Education

Bachelor's in orthotics & prosthetics

Tools

HCPCS knowledge

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in Baltimore is seeking a Non-Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist to deliver highly specialized orthotic and prosthetic services to Veterans.

The role requires mastery of complex clinical work and multidisciplinary collaboration in a VA hospital setting. Qualifications include a CAAHEP-accredited degree or equivalent, current ABC/BOC certification, and strong English proficiency.