Job Description
ORTHO TECH FOR CAPITOL HILL & BELLEVUE.
Job Summary:Provides primary responsibility to assist the physician/physician assistant in the operating room, on patient floors, and in physician offices with the application and removal of casts and orthopedic devices.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist the physician/PAs with orthopedic casting, the procedures include the application and remove of a variety of casts and splints.
- Suture and staple removal with after care instructions for patients. Provide pre and post instructions to patients: skin care, cast care, and safety measures using AVS or handouts as appropriate. Instruct patients on cast wear, swelling, and how to remove and apply splints (document appropriate information in patients chart).
- Patient assessment for complications of casts: pressure points, compartment syndrome, and compromised skin integrity. Cast repair and splinting.
- Perform routine exam and treatment procedures to include removing casts, cleaning wounds, and applying medications and dressings.
- Prepare and assist physicians and PAs with minor procedures. Assist providers in placement or removal of pins or screws, joint injections and closed reductions.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- N/A
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
- Registered Medical Assistant (Washington) within 2 months of hire OR Medical Assistant Certificate (Washington) required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Medical assistant with casting experience or who is currently working as an orthopedic technician.
- Knowledge of different types of casts: application, removal and suture removal.
- Familiar with basic medical terminology, especially orthopedic terminology.
- Orthopedic Technologist Certified (National Association of Orthopedic Technologists) by date of hire/transfer.
- Advanced knowledge of the application and removal of casts. Independent in the workplace.
- Certified orthopedic technician or MA with vast experience in casting.
ORTHO TECH FOR CAPITOL HILL & BELLEVUE.
Job Summary:Provides primary responsibility to assist the physician/physician assistant in the operating room, on patient floors, and in physician offices with the application and removal of casts and orthopedic devices.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist the physician/PAs with orthopedic casting, the procedures include the application and remove of a variety of casts and splints.
- Suture and staple removal with after care instructions for patients. Provide pre and post instructions to patients: skin care, cast care, and safety measures using AVS or handouts as appropriate. Instruct patients on cast wear, swelling, and how to remove and apply splints (document appropriate information in patients chart).
- Patient assessment for complications of casts: pressure points, compartment syndrome, and compromised skin integrity. Cast repair and splinting.
- Perform routine exam and treatment procedures to include removing casts, cleaning wounds, and applying medications and dressings.
- Prepare and assist physicians and PAs with minor procedures. Assist providers in placement or removal of pins or screws, joint injections and closed reductions.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
- N/A
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
- Registered Medical Assistant (Washington) within 2 months of hire OR Medical Assistant Certificate (Washington) required at hire
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Medical assistant with casting experience or who is currently working as an orthopedic technician.
- Knowledge of different types of casts: application, removal and suture removal.
- Familiar with basic medical terminology, especially orthopedic terminology.
- Orthopedic Technologist Certified (National Association of Orthopedic Technologists) by date of hire/transfer.
- Advanced knowledge of the application and removal of casts. Independent in the workplace.
- Certified orthopedic technician or MA with vast experience in casting.
About Kaiser Permanente
At Kaiser Permanente, we’re all focused on helping people and providing high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. Across our organization, we’re fiercely committed to our members, our mission, our communities, and each other. We know that each part of the Kaiser Permanente team is essential to our success. Together, we are more than 235,000 dedicated professionals working to advance Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to delivering a healthier tomorrow.
Driven by our collective passion at Kaiser Permanente, we strive to make health care more innovative and compassionate. With the wellness of our patients and our communities at heart, we work to revolutionize health and care from more than 650 locations in 8 states and D.C.
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