UNC Health ยท 4 weeks ago
Orthopaedic Cast Tech I
Chapel Hill, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$18.84/hr - $26.77/hr
1+ years expUNC Health is an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates dedicated to improving health and well-being. The Orthopaedic Cast Tech I provides a variety of services associated with orthopedic casting procedures, ensuring patient care is performed according to physician's orders.
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Responsibilities
Ensures that adequate supplies of plaster, padding, linen, bandages, splints and related materials are available in each procedure room
Ensures that all equipment, including cast saws, cast tables, and assorted hardware (pin cutters, drills, screwdrivers, etc.) are ready and in proper working condition
Ensures that pertinent clinic notes and x-rays are available for each patient
Escorts patient to exam rooms and prepares patient for exam/treatment
Orients patients, enters ancillary orders and directs patients to studies
Instructs patients and families in use and care of immobilizing devices
Reinforces routine instructions given to patients by other healthcare providers
Distributes patient education materials
Observes, collects and documents patient information obtained while providing care
Reports significant changes or pertinent information to licensed personnel
Provides care/treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to measurement of vital signs, height and weight
Performs skin preps/scrubs and simple wound care and assists with clinic-based procedures
Creates, applies, and removes immobilizing devices such as splints, wet plaster and fiberglass casts
Qualification
Required
High School diploma or GED
One (1) year of direct patient care in a clinical setting including six (6) months of closely related experience
If employee has certification as a Ortho Tech (NBCOT), no years of experience is required
Preferred
Orthopedic Cast Tech experience preferred
Benefits
$5,000 commitment incentive which will be paid over a three (3) year work commitment
UNC Health benefits
Company
UNC Health
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Chris Ellington
President UNC Health Care - Network Hospitals and EVP CFO UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill
Jeff Lindsay
President and Chief Operating Officer
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