Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health, we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
A Prosthetist/Orthotist provides total prosthetic & orthotic patient management to clients and assists the Director with clinical management and departmental efficiency.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Prosthetist/Orthotist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
- Evaluates, measures/casts/scans and records patient's limb or torso; prepares positive model accurately on model using plaster or in OMEGA Software.
- Delivery of orthoses and prostheses with instructions, wearing schedules and follow-up.
- Modifications to fit & alignment due to physical changes and component wear.
- Fabricates orthotic and/or prosthetic devices as needed.
- Trains and supervises prosthetic/orthotic residents, technicians & students.
- Acquires at least 20 PCEs annually.
- Records notes within 24 hours of patient encounter.
- Completes all required assessment forms including AMP Pro and other functional level tests.
- Determines L Codes for each prescription/order in OPIE.
- Reviews patient's file to ascertain insurance coverage and check that authorization has been done.
- Submits files, or sends to billing in OPIE, to be billed on day of delivery.
- Contacts physicians for required documentation, such as RX/LMN, Certifying Statements, chart notes etc.
- Responds to patient phone calls within 24 hours.
- Prepares correspondence for patient's Case Manager, physicians, etc. when necessary.
- Contacts other Health Professionals to provide at least 2 lectures each year.
- Serves as consultant to physicians & physical therapists.
- Makes appropriate & accurate notes.
- Makes introductions to new clients & informs them of procedures.
- Keeps patient rooms, lab bench area, Johnson P&O room and other areas clean & organized.
- Stops work 1/2 hour before leaving to clean.
- Fills out requisitions for his/her own patients.
- Requests and reviews appropriate shipping mode.
- Records in HSS, items opened, received and removed from receiving area.
- Assures that inventory of all supplies is adequate.
- Prepares statistical and inventory reports when requested.
- Records all problems, component failures and complaints in patient file and on a QA Form and/or Safety Report when applicable.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- At least 1 year of experience as a prosthetist/orthotist.
- Ability to communicate and work well with director, physicians, therapists, staff and patients; skilled in patient management and technical aspects of P&O.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Master's degree.
- Minimum of 1 year of fabrication experience.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- Prosthetist & Orthotist License.
- Certified Prosthetist Orthotist.
If you feel that the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
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