PART-TIME Certified Prosthetist Orthotist

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

This Certified Prosthetist Orthotist opportunity offers the chance to work in a fast-paced, high-volume clinic serving a diverse patient population. You'll play a key role in providing care for pediatric patients, making prior experience a passion for working with children especially valuable. The clinic also has a strong focus on upper extremity prosthetics, giving clinicians the opportunity to work with specialized and rewarding cases. Through an established partnership with Texas Children's Hospital, you'll be part of a collaborative care environment that supports exceptional patient outcomes. With no on-call responsibilities, you'll enjoy a healthy work-life balance while building your career alongside a supportive and experienced team in one of Houston's most vibrant communities.

As a Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you have dedicated yourself to improving the lives of the patients you serve. We recognize that in doing so you not only impact the lives of those you treat but of their families, friends, and communities. Embarking on a career with Hanger allows you to continue in this endeavor but elevates you as a champion of the orthotic and prosthetic market by providing superior patient care, outcomes, service and value. Advance your career by leveraging professional clinical expertise, established clinical practice guidelines, innovative technologies, specialized training & continuing education, and back office support at one of our more than 900 clinics nationwide. As a Hanger Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you will leverage exceptional training and an extensive collaborative clinical community nearly 1600 providers strong to provide or supervise the delivery of comprehensive prosthetic and orthotic care. You will enjoy combining your unique blend of clinical and technical skills to evaluate patients, custom design, fabricate and fit prostheses and/or orthoses to deliver exceptional outcomes for the patients you serve. You will collaborate with other members of the rehabilitation team and innovate utilizing the latest technology as we all strive to empower human potential together.

Depending on the operational requirements, size of the Hanger Clinic and subject to limitations imposed by state and/or local law, your role may include some or all of the functions listed below.

Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient's need for prosthetic and/or orthotic services; Formulate design of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.

Select materials, make cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.

Evaluate prosthetic and/or orthotic device on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.

Instruct patient in use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.

Provide in-service training to physicians and allied health care professionals.

Utilize effective materials management, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.

Meet with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review prosthetic and/or orthotic services and capabilities; Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.

May mentor residents or newly certified clinicians.

Provide assistance to other clinical staff.

Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.

compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.

Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.

May be asked to perform on-call, hospital calls, or float between more than one Hanger Clinic location.

Current board certification in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC), or

A baccalaureate degree in prosthetics and/or orthotics, or the foreign equivalent, and current ABC Board-Eligibility in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics.

A valid driver's license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.

May be willing to consider candidates who are not certified or board-eligible but have at least 5 years of demonstrated past experience in providing prosthetic and/or orthotic services under the supervision of a certified clinician.

Thorough understanding of the principles of biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology

Thorough understanding of medical terminology

Ability to instruct clinical and non-clinical personnel and customers on objectives of patient care services

Effective organizational, time management and planning skills

Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.

Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift; Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction.

Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility.

Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment and supplies for treatment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger's BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.

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