Prosthetist

Posterity Group; Derwood (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Posterity Group LLC, headquartered in Rockville, MD, seeks a Prosthetist to staff a WARP Multidisciplinary Clinic for veterans. The role involves prosthetic evaluations, device design, fitting, and collaboration with physicians, PTs, OTs, and wound-care teams at our Rockville headquarters.

The successful candidate will perform measurements, casts, digital scans, and alignment, ensuring socket fit, skin integrity, comfort, and functional outcomes while documenting necessity for prior

Qualifications

• Master's degree in orthotics and prosthetics from a CAAHEP-accredited program.
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• Current ABC Certified Prosthetist credential, or CPO credential.
• Completion of residency and examination requirements.
• Compliance with Maryland, Medicare and payer credentialing requirements at hire.

Responsibilities

• Perform prosthetic evaluations and functional needs assessments.
• Participate in pre- and post-amputation care planning as requested.
• Develop device recommendations aligned with diagnosis, goals, environment and payer requirements.
• Take measurements, casts and digital scans.
• Design, fit, align and adjust prosthetic devices.
• Assess socket fit, skin integrity, comfort, gait and component performance.
• Coordinate with physicians, PTs, OTs, kinesiotherapists and wound-care providers.
• Train patients and caregivers in device use, maintenance and safety.
• Document medical necessity and support prior authorization.
• Manage repair, replacement and follow-up schedules.
• Participate in interdisciplinary limb-loss clinics and outcome reviews.

Skills

Clinical evaluation

Device fitting

Interdisciplinary coordination

Patient training

Documentation for authorization

Education

Master’s degree in orthotics and prosthetics (CAAHEP-accredited)

ABC Certified Prosthetist (or CPO)

Residency and examination completion

Credentialing with Maryland/Medicare/payer requirements

Job description

Description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are cultivating a WARP Multidisciplinary Clinic and looking to staff Prosthetist to provide their services to veterans in our Rockville, MD headquarters.

The Prosthetist

is expected to perform the following:

• Complete prosthetic evaluations and functional-needs assessments.


• Participate in pre-amputation and post-amputation care planning when requested.


• Develop device recommendations consistent with diagnosis, goals, environment and payer requirements.


• Take measurements, casts and digital scans.


• Design, fit, align and adjust prosthetic devices.


• Assess socket fit, skin integrity, comfort, gait and component performance.


• Coordinate with physicians, PTs, OTs, kinesiotherapists and wound-care providers.


• Train patients and caregivers in device use, maintenance and safety.


• Document medical necessity and support prior authorization.


• Manage repair, replacement and follow-up schedules.


• Participate in interdisciplinary limb-loss clinics and outcome reviews.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• Master’s degree in orthotics and prosthetics from a CAAHEP-accredited program or an accepted equivalent.


• Current ABC Certified Prosthetist credential, or CPO credential if practicing both disciplines.


• Completion of applicable residency and examination requirements.


• Compliance with all Maryland, Medicare and payer credentialing requirements applicable at the time of hire.

ABC eligibility includes graduate education, clinical residency and certification examinations. ABC prosthetist/orthotist eligibility

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with upper- and lower-extremity prostheses.


• Experience with Veterans, active adults and pediatric patients.


• Microprocessor, myoelectric and adaptive-sports expertise.


• Medicare and VA Community Care documentation experience.

Performance indicators

• Successful fitting and device utilization.


• Comfort, skin integrity and functional outcomes.


• Delivery and authorization turnaround time.


• Repair and remake rates.


• Patient satisfaction.


• Interdisciplinary follow-through.