Ortho Tech - Bloomington Clinic FT
About The Position
The Ortho Tech maintains patient-care supplies, supports efficient patient flow, and assists physicians and nurses in providing care to patients and families at the Bloomington Clinic. The role includes rooming patients, gathering visit information, performing screenings, documenting in the electronic medical record, preparing patients for examinations and procedures, assisting with procedures, and communicating instructions to patients and families. Duties also include applying and removing casts and splints, supporting surgery scheduling, completing work-comp authorizations, handling x-ray and laboratory requests, and providing cross-trained patient-rooming support to sports medicine, cardiology, and the Mahomet Specialty Clinic. The position is full-time, with a stated schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; hours may change based on patient demand. It involves routine exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissues, and work in patient-care areas with possible exposure to contagious diseases or infectious materials. The job requires substantial lifting, transferring, carrying, pushing, and pulling, as well as being on one's feet throughout the day. The employee works closely with providers, nurses, reception staff, other departments, patients, and families.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Capacity to learn and retain information regarding patient-care procedures.
- Demonstrated compassion and caring when dealing with others.
- Ability to perform a variety of simple tasks by following instructions.
- Compliance with organizational standards and Gibson Area Hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
- Ability to project a courteous, helpful, friendly, and professional image when interacting with patients, visitors, and coworkers.
- Ability to manage time and resources efficiently.
- Ability to follow grooming and dress-code requirements.
- Ability to share patient or staff concerns with immediate supervisors and select appropriate avenues for learning.
- Maintain CPR certification.
- Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling specified weights and being on one's feet throughout the day.
- Work involves routine potential exposure to blood, body fluids, and tissues; Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended.
Nice To Haves
- Experience or interest in health care.
Responsibilities
- Assess physicians’ schedules and organize work to support timely, efficient patient flow.
- Call and accompany patients to examination or procedure rooms and gather visit information for entry into the computer.
- Perform screenings according to provider guidelines, including taking vital signs and measuring height and weight.
- Document in the electronic medical record and print forms as appropriate.
- Prepare patients for examinations and procedures, provide direct assistance as needed, and transport patients by wheelchair or cart when needed.
- Assist providers and nursing staff with procedures, within scope of practice and according to policy, including suture removal, wound cultures, dressing care, scoliosis measurements, cast removal and application, podiatric procedures, and application of immobilization devices.
- Relay instructions to patients and families and serve as a patient advocate by providing information to enable informed consent.
- Obtain laboratory and x-ray report printouts when needed; complete x-ray orders and make x-ray or laboratory requests for scheduled appointments as necessary.
- Assist providers and nurses with cast application for hospitalized patients.
- Clean examination tables and rooms between visits; restock rooms; order and maintain in-date patient-care supplies; put away supplies, linens, and equipment; and clean instruments for sterilization.
- Monitor schedules to ensure appointments are appropriate and review weekly chart preparation to ensure consult information is entered in the computer.
- Back up the front desk and support registration, providers, and nurses as needed.
- Complete workers’ compensation authorizations for surgeries, tests, and injections.
- Schedule and organize surgeries for surgeons and maintain knowledge of the complete surgery-scheduling process.
- Follow infection-control fundamentals, including standard precautions, hand hygiene, biohazardous-material disposal, aseptic technique, instrument and equipment disinfection, and preparation for autoclaving.
- Perform accurate EKGs and apply casts and splints.
- Cross-train to room patients for sports medicine, cardiology, and the Mahomet Specialty Clinic.
- Adhere to organizational and departmental policies, procedures, and applicable federal, state, local, and regulatory requirements.
- Attend mandatory in-services, complete at least seven hours of continuing education annually, and maintain CPR certification.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
