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 techniques in dressing change, removal of sutures or staples and in setting up surgical fields.
  • Ability to interpret simple fractures and dislocations on X-ray films.
  • Ability to perform in an operating room environment as first and second assistant or scrub technician under the direct supervision of a surgeon.
  • Ability to supervise and train other certified, eligible Orthopedic Technologists.
• Assist with rooming of patients.
  • Obtain vital signs
  • Capturing and entering patient information into EMR.
  • Ensuring appropriate documentation such as x-rays and laboratory reports are available for provider's review.
  • Rooming of patients into exam rooms with preparation for exam and assisting provider with exam.
• Ensure accurate ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes are recorded.
• Assist the provider with procedures as necessary.
• Under the direction of the provider will schedule PT/OT, surgery and diagnostic tests to include pre-authorization and notification of patient.
• Prepare, clean and stock exam rooms for clinic.
• Ability to cross cover in other clinical departments.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma required. Specialized (1 year of training beyond high school).
• Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years' experience required.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire.
• Travel requirements to all satellite locations.

Nemours Children's Health offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package which includes:

• Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
• Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• 403B with employer match.
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state's moderate tax structure.

Located in Orlando, Fla., Nemours Children's Hospital is the newest addition to the Nemours integrated healthcare system. Our 100-bed pediatric hospital also features the area's only 24-hour Emergency Department designed just for kids as well as outpatient pediatric clinics including several specialties previously unavailable in the region. A hospital designed by families for families, Nemours Children's Hospital blends the healing power of nature with the latest in healthcare innovation to deliver world-class care to the children of Central Florida and beyond. In keeping with our goal of bringing Nemours care into the communities we serve; we also provide specialty outpatient care in several clinics located throughout the region.

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About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.