Pediatric Prosthetist/Orthotist — Transform Kids’ Mobility

OP Specialty Bracing; Belleville (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Long & Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance and AD&D

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays

Job summary

OP Specialty Bracing, a pediatric-focused clinic, is hiring a Certified Prosthetist Orthotist to join our team in Belleville, NJ. You will examine, fit, and adjust orthoses and prostheses, measure patients, and educate families on device care to improve comfort and mobility.

Our dedicated clinical team partners with physicians to create custom devices, maintain detailed records, and advance pediatric orthotics and prosthetics while delivering compassionate care to children and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required from four-year college or university.
• Two plus years related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience.
• MSPO degree required.
• Completion of NCOPE certified residency program.

Responsibilities

• Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs; identify factors affecting appliance fit.
• Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients; make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
• Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses/prostheses.
• Design orthopedic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination/measurement of patients.
• Maintain patients' records.
• Make and modify plaster casts of areas that will be fitted with orthoses, for use in the device construction process.
• Select materials and components to be used based on device design.
• Confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthopedic devices.
• Repair, rebuild, and modify orthopedic appliances.
• Construct and fabricate appliances or direct others constructing the appliances.
• Performs all other duties as required.

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.)

Two plus years related experience and/or training

Master's of Science in Orthotics and Prosthetics (MSPO)

Completion of NCOPE certified residency program

Job description

OP Specialty Bracing, a pediatric-focused clinic, is hiring a Certified Prosthetist Orthotist to join our team in Belleville, NJ. You will examine, fit, and adjust orthoses and prostheses, measure patients, and educate families on device care to improve comfort and mobility.

Our dedicated clinical team partners with physicians to create custom devices, maintain detailed records, and advance pediatric orthotics and prosthetics while delivering compassionate care to children and families.