Orthopedic Technician - Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic - Days

• Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU combines award-winning research, education and clinical care with an uncanny understanding of what makes kids tick.
• Our team is a family.
• We work together to give every child in our growing community a chance to heal, recover and celebrate their super powers.
• Under the supervision of a licensed independent practitioner, the Orthopedic Tech job applies casts, splints and other DME to the Orthopedic patient population in an outpatient setting.
• This role provides patient/family teaching to a wide variety of patients with varying educational levels.
• This role also orders and maintains supplies in the cast room.
• Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: Orthopedic Technician Certified (OTC) by the National Board for Certification of Orthopaedic Technologist (NBCOT) preferred Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: BLS Certification required Current/active OTC certification preferred Experience REQUIRED: N/A Experience PREFERRED: Previous experience in the outpatient clinical setting Education/training REQUIRED: High school diploma or GED required Education/training PREFERRED: N/A Independent action(s) required: Functions under direction of a licensed independent practitioner in providing patient care related to casts, splints and wound care all in accordance with hospital, nursing and unit policy/procedure.
• Requires prior approval or guidance from supervisor regarding time/schedule changes, legal issues, direct care which deviates from standard and identifying educational resources to meet developmental needs.
• Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A Additional position requirements: Individual shift rotation and schedules will be established with your specific Nurse Manager/Practice Manager.
• Schedules, including requirements of shift rotations and hours of work may be adjusted as necessary to meet unit requirements and/or as needed.
• Age Specific groups served: All Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate): Physical: Lifting greater than 100 lbs.

Other

• Exposure to potentially hazardous and infectious substances
• Activities: Prolonged standing, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other),
• Reaching (overhead, extensive, repetitive)
• Mental/Sensory: Problem solving, Hearing,
• Speak clearly,
• Write legibly,
• Reading,
• Logical thinking
• Emotional: Fast pace environment, Steady pace, Able to handle multiple priorities, Frequent and intense customer interactions, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent, change Days EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran/41 CFR 60-1.4.

Who We Are

• Inventing better care, day by day by discovery Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life-saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health. We have it all:
• One college and four health sciences schools
• An academic medical center
• A Level I trauma center
• One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
• The region’s only full-service children’s hospital
• More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
• With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top-ranked local specialists and all-around all-stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery. We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.