Orthopedic Technician

UCSF • San Ramon, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Orthopedic Technicians assist physicians and professional nursing personnel in the care and treatment of patients with orthopedic needs in a hospital and/or clinic facility. They maintain the cast room and orthopedic equipment and devices, assist with the application and removal of plaster casts, and perform other related duties as required. This role involves direct patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include ordering supplies, maintaining orthopedic instruments and equipment, preparing patients for orthopedic devices, removing plasters, dispensing, applying, and adjusting traction apparatus, assisting patients with mobility aids, caring for plaster casts, instructing patients in simple exercises, assembling orthopedic fracture tables, setting up equipment for skeletal traction, preparing frames, applying cervical and pelvic traction, assisting with balance suspensions and other types of traction, maintaining and assembling appropriate tables, making rounds with orthopedists, assisting in dressing changes, applying and adjusting braces, demonstrating crutch walking gaits and cane walking, measuring to prevent excessive swelling on new fractures, initiating charge documents, and keeping records and charts. Incumbents may also assist in the orientation and training of technicians, medical students, and residents. The Orthopedic Technician/Medical Assistant II, under the direct supervision of the Practice Manager, assists in the delivery of care to patients in an ambulatory multi-specialty group practice. This includes performing assigned patient care in support of specialty care services, rooming patients, taking vitals, and casting responsibilities. They are responsible for knowledge of, competency, and compliance with all health and safety policies and procedures. The individual will also serve as a liaison for outside providers and communicate with referring physicians' offices. This position requires flexibility to work at the main campus in Oakland and/or satellite clinics in Brentwood, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek.

Requirements

• Knowledge of, competency and compliance with all health and safety policies and procedures as implemented by the department and/or work unit and UCSF Medical Center.

Nice To Haves

• Assist in the orientation and training of technicians, medical students and residents in the proper use of orthopedic procedures and devices, advanced/complex technical aspects of orthopedic care and new techniques.

Responsibilities

• Assist physicians and professional nursing personnel in the care and treatment of patients with orthopedic needs.
• Maintain the cast room and orthopedic equipment and devices.
• Assist with the application and removal of plaster casts.
• Order supplies and maintain orthopedic instruments and equipment.
• Prepare patients for application of orthopedic devices.
• Remove plasters.
• Dispense, apply, and adjust traction apparatus according to orthopedists’ orders.
• Assist patients in walkers and on crutches.
• Care for plaster casts.
• Instruct patients in simple exercises.
• Assemble orthopedic fracture tables.
• Set up equipment for skeletal traction.
• Prepare canvas covers, and any other appropriate frames.
• Apply appropriate cervical and pelvic traction.
• Assist physicians with balance suspensions, lateral and other types of traction.
• Maintain and assemble appropriate tables.
• Make rounds with orthopedist and assist in dressing changes.
• Apply braces.
• Check and adjust braces for function, comfort and fit.
• Demonstrate crutch walking gaits, cane walking, and weight bearing of fractures on casts.
• Measure to prevent excessive swelling on new fractures.
• Initiate charge documents.
• Keep records and charts.
• Assist in the orientation and training of technicians, medical students and residents in the proper use of orthopedic procedures and devices, advanced/complex technical aspects of orthopedic care and new techniques.
• Room and take vitals for all patients.
• Adhere to departmental policies and procedures, including telephone and house standards.
• Work as a team member with other staff and consistently project a professional, caring and courteous demeanor.
• Ensure efficient patient flow and provide support to multiple physicians.
• Communicate with referring physicians’ offices and serve as a liaison for outside providers.

Benefits

• Total compensation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed