Pedorthist (CPed)

Hanger, Inc.; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid holidays

401k benefits

Health, dental, vision benefits

Relocation assistance

Mentorship programs

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Hanger, Inc. is opening a new Hanger Clinic in Panama City, Florida, seeking a Pedorthist to join a collaborative clinical team.

You will assess patients, design and fabricate pedorthic devices, and work with a CPO and administrative staff to deliver high-quality care in a modern clinic with an onsite fabrication lab. You will provide follow-up care, patient education, and participate in practice management while maintaining compliance with Medicare and OSHA regulations.

Qualifications

• Current board certification in Pedorthics from ABC or BOC, or equivalent.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.
• State licensure where required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians to evaluate pedorthic needs and options.
• Examine and evaluate patient needs related to disease and functional loss.
• Design pedorthic devices and select materials for fabrication.
• Perform fittings, static and dynamic alignments, and adjustments.
• Provide patient instruction on device use and care.
• Maintain accurate clinical notes and documentation.
• Support reimbursement activities with administrative staff.
• Adhere to Medicare, OSHA, and safety regulations.

Skills

Pedorthics certification

Board certification / eligible

Patient care

Education

Board certification in Pedorthics

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?

Come join our brand-new Hanger Clinic office in Panama City, Florida, designed with a modern layout, patient-friendly flow, and a full onsite fabrication lab to support high-quality, efficient care. This is one of our vibrant Gulf Coast clinics, and we are looking to add a motivated clinician ASAP. In this role, you will work alongside a CPO, as well as strong administrator and a BDM. This experienced team will help you support our diverse patient population that spans across all ages. Panama City is known for its white-sand beaches, warm Gulf waters, and year-round sunshine. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy boating, fishing, paddleboarding, and coastal parks, while the city also offers a growing arts scene, fresh Gulf seafood, and a relaxed coastal lifestyle. It's a place where you can build a meaningful career and enjoy life outside the clinic. Our patients are our focus and are the heart of everything we do. As a Hanger Pedorthist, you will leverage exceptional training and an extensive collaborative clinical community nearly 1500 providers strong to provide or supervise the delivery of comprehensive pedorthic care. You will assess patients, formulate treatment plans, implement those plans, follow-up with your patients and participate in practice management. If you have not yet achieved certification, you will provide care under the direction of one of our certified clinicians. You will enjoy combining your unique blend of clinical and technical skills to evaluate patients, custom design, fabricate and fit shoes, prostheses and/or orthoses to deliver exceptional outcomes for the patients you serve. You will collaborate with other members of the rehabilitation team and innovate utilizing the latest technology as we all strive to empower human potential together.

Your Impact

• Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient’s need for pedorthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient's needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Formulate design of pedorthic devices.
• Select materials, makes cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.
• Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
• Evaluate pedorthotic device and any collateral prosthetic or orthotic devices on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
• Instruct patient in the use of pedorthotic, orthotic or prosthetic devices utilized in fulfilling the patient’s needs.
• Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient satisfaction with devices provided.
• Provide follow-up with patients and physicians.
• Provide in-service training to physicians and allied health care professionals.
• Utilize effective materials management, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meet with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review pedorthotic services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
• Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets in coordination with management.
• Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
• May mentor newly certified clinicians.
• Provide assistance to other clinical staff.
• Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.
• Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned. May be asked to perform on-call, hospital calls, or float between more than one Hanger Clinic location.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current board certification in Pedorthics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC), or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience to meet board eligibility.
• A valid driver's license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
• In states where licensure is required, the ability to obtain and maintain state licensure may be required as well.
• May be willing to consider candidates who are not certified or board-eligible but have at least 5 years of demonstrated past experience in providing prosthetic and/or orthotic services under the supervision of a certified clinician.

Additional Success Factors

Personal Qualities

• 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.

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift; must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.
• Ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during a work day.
• Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction.
• Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.
• Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility.
• Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment and supplies for treatment.
• Ability to participate in sustained activities for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor laws.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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. #ERF-HPO