Ortho Tech

Austin Regional Clinic: ARC•Bee Cave, TX

About The Position

Provides orthopedic care under supervision for clinic, hospital, and surgery patients. The Ortho Tech carries out duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the organization’s mission and philosophy. The role includes preparing and rooming patients, assisting with orthopedic treatments and procedures, supporting patient flow, and maintaining clinical supplies and records.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must meet at least one of the following: experience as a Medical Assistant or in an orthopedic or podiatry clinical setting; CNA, EMT, PCT, or comparable direct-patient-care experience beyond activities of daily living, including manual vital signs and administering medications and/or injections; or graduation from a medical assistant program.
Current AHA-approved Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider CPR course completion card, or obtain it within 60 days of hire.
Ability to perform job functions and troubleshoot problems.
Flexibility in daily assignments and ability to cross-cover within an assigned work group.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions and communicate with coworkers as part of a work group.
High level of accuracy, critical thinking, and organization.
Ability to carry 20 pounds and lift 5 pounds overhead.
Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work in a team environment, engage others, listen, and adapt responses to meet others’ needs.
Ability to align actions with other team members working toward common goals.
Excellent computer and keyboarding skills, including familiarity with Windows.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and perform duties professionally.
Ability to understand, recall, and communicate factual information and apply oral and written instructions.
Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology and apply common sense.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a physician’s office or hospital.
Familiarity with document imaging and workflow systems.

Responsibilities

Room patients, take and document vital signs, and prepare patients for provider examinations.
Apply splints and casts using at least basic skill and understanding of application techniques.
Fit and mold braces and instruct patients on their use and care.
Perform telephone triage for cast, splint, and wound problems.
Provide patient education when instructed by a physician and when appropriate.
Set up equipment and supplies and assist with in-office surgical procedures.
Participate in sterile techniques and procedures.
Help maintain patient flow through the clinic.
Assist with scheduling diagnostic testing as needed.
Assist with patient transport as needed.
Scrub with physicians as needed.
May help obtain surgical procedure authorizations and communicate benefits to patients.
Dispose of contaminated items according to OSHA guidelines.
Stock and maintain cast rooms.
Maintain patient confidentiality and attend regular meetings.
Follow company policies, including OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and Code of Conduct requirements, and maintain regular, dependable attendance.
Follow the company’s core competencies.
Assist X-ray with developing films, filing, and clerical duties as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.