Cast Technician

Cast Technician

The Cast Technician provides specialized orthopedic technical and clinical support within a specialty clinic setting. The role applies, modifies, repairs, and removes casts, splints, braces, and other orthopedic devices under the direction of a physician or other qualified healthcare provider. The role performs Medical Assistant functions to support patient intake, examinations, treatments, procedures, documentation, and efficient clinic operations.

The position works collaboratively with physicians, advance practice providers, nurses, Medical Assistants, and other members of the healthcare team to provide safe, coordinated, and age-appropriate care to patients and families.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience providing clinical support as a Medical Assistant or Cast Technician including patient assessments, performing orthopedic casting, splinting, bracing, or related experience is required.

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

About Cook Children's:

Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth, Texas, a new medical center in Prosper, Texas, a physician network, home health company, surgery centers, health plan, health services, and health foundation. With more than 60 primary, specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas, families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Children's is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care.

At Cook Children's, we're more than a health care systemwe're your friends, neighbors and even family members. And we're parents too, so we can see the world through your eyes. We see what you're going throughand how we can help you and your child get the best care and support possible.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.