Orthopedic Tech I (Lakeland)

Job description

Nemours is seeking an Orthopedic Tech I (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Lakeland, Florida. Schedule: 5 days/40 hours a week. Occasional travel requirements to all satellite locations. This position is responsible for: All casting procedures and application/approval of soft goods. To provide assistance to the provider whenever needed, to expedite the patient care process. - Responsible for all casting and Orthopedic equipment. - Application and removal of all types of casts, splints and soft goods. Modify casts as needed in clinic and in hospital when necessary for the patient benefit. - Instruct patient, parents/legal guardians in appropriate use and care of casts and Orthopedic equipment. - Responsible for inventory of all casting materials, splints and soft goods. - Skills - Ability to verbalize descriptions of Orthopedic conditions with basic understanding of anatomical structures and relationships with one another. - Ability to apply, adjust, and remove all common orthopedic devices, using a manual or standard practice as a guide. - Knowledge of theory and application of skin or skeletal traction. - Knowledge of the proper application of aseptic techn...