Ortho Tech (Float)

Austin Regional Clinic: ARC•Austin, TX

About The Position

Provides orthopedic care under supervision for clinic, hospital, and surgery patients. Carries out duties while maintaining compliance and confidentiality and promoting the organization’s mission and philosophy. The role includes preparing patients for examinations, assisting with orthopedic treatments and procedures, educating patients, and supporting clinic operations. The position floats and requires flexibility to cross-cover within an assigned work group. The work schedule is Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must meet at least one of the following: experience working as a Medical Assistant or in an orthopedic or podiatry clinical setting; CNA/EMT/PCT or comparable experience providing direct patient care beyond activities of daily living, including manual vital signs and giving 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, adapt responses to others’ needs, and align actions with team 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 to understand, recall, and apply oral and written instructions or other information.
Ability to organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology and apply common sense in performing the job.

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 in 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 surgical procedures in the office.
Participate in sterile techniques and procedures.
Assist in maintaining patient flow through the clinic.
Assist with scheduling diagnostic testing as needed.
Assist in transporting patients as needed.
Scrub with physicians as needed.
May assist with obtaining authorizations for surgical procedures and communicating benefits to patients.
Dispose of contaminated items according to OSHA guidelines.
Stock and maintain cast rooms.
Maintain patient confidentiality.
Attend regular meetings.
Adhere to company policies, including OSHA, HIPAA, compliance, and the Code of Conduct.
Maintain regular and 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.