Orthopedic Tech

Job Opportunity at SSM Health Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

Worker Type: Regular

Job Summary: Applies and/or removes orthopedic traction or orthopedic appliances.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Applies and/or removes various orthopedic traction and orthopedic appliances for patients requiring temporary immobilization or stabilization devices. Applies upper and removes upper and lower extremity casts. Understands and applies aseptic techniques in dressing changes. Applies, adjusts and removes all common orthopedic devices.
• Ensures safe, economic, efficient and intended function of all supplies and equipment. Reports need for preventive maintenance or repair of malfunctioning equipment used in assigned area. Maintains appropriate inventory and utilizes supplies in an efficient manner.
• Maintains competency and enhances skills in application and removal of stabilization devices, i.e. removing sutures/staples, and/or placing and removing casts. Attends educational programs, seminars or workshops and/or reviews appropriate literature in order to maintain skill competency.
• Answers and correctly routes all incoming calls and responds to inquiries and requests for information. Schedules surgeries with hospital orthopedic surgery unit.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

• One additional year of training and one year relevant orthopedic experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent use of hearing to distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping, and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving patients.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Or
• FUTURE - Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) within 90 days - American Heart Association (AHA)
• And
• Orthopedic Technologist - Certified (OTC) - National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Technologist (NBCOT)
• Or
• Registered Orthopedic Technologist - American Society of Orthopedic Professionals (ASOP)

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: View phone number on click.appcast.io SAPO ORTH SPTS MED MT

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.