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Children's Hospital Colorado · 2 days ago

Ortho Tech Entry

Aurora, CO

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$20.33/hr - $30.50/hr

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking an Orthopedic Technician- Entry to assist professional staff in managing the healthcare needs of orthopedic patients. The role involves performing delegated activities such as applying and removing splints, casts, and braces, while receiving training to gain proficiency in pediatric orthopedics.

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Responsibilities

Completes an eight-week training program to learn how to manage basic and routine care of pediatric orthopedic patients, which include: placing upper extremity casts, short arm, long arm, thumb spica, demonstrate basic lower extremity casting, including short leg casts (both non-weightbearing and weightbearing) as well as a long leg cast (both non-weightbearing and weightbearing)

Identifies patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn and utilizes appropriate teaching strategies while providing interventions outlined in hospital and departmental policies and procedures

Demonstrates basic casting skills following the departmental protocols learned in the training program

Demonstrates safe application and removal of orthopedic durable medical equipment. Able to verbalize the names of various braces and the how they are applied and the uses for each. Upon skill validation, will be able to perform tasks alone

Demonstrates safe and effective technique for removal of basic fiberglass casts

Follows guidelines for specific responsibilities for care delivery, organizational skills, to include prioritization and time management of clinic flow

Tracks and documents ongoing training and self-study for quality improvement and growth

Maintains clean and safe practices, procedures, equipment, and workspaces to contribute to a safe and healthy patient care environment

Performs routine care for orthopedic patients as needed at one of the multi-provider sites and assists with scheduling conflicts, changes, cancellations, and workflow issues

Understands the roles within the multidisciplinary team providing family centered patient care while maintaining objective and professional boundaries

Follows guidelines and documents the process to provide developmentally appropriate care to infants and children with complex health care needs and the plans of care in implementing patient/family care

Attends departmental meetings and can speak to quality improvement initiatives, patient education needs, and efficiency in clinics

Qualification

BLS certificationCasting skillsOrthopedic equipment knowledgePatient care techniquesTeam collaboration

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

BLS certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute accepted) with at least 6 months left before expiration is required upon hire