Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician (CPO, CP, Board Eligible)

Hanger, Inc. • Lincoln, NE

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs, and unsurpassed customer service. The Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. The Products & Services segment distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products, and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services, and value. Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom. This clinic is uniquely embedded within a nationally recognized, CARF-accredited rehabilitation hospital. The role involves working directly with the hospital’s interdisciplinary care teams including physicians, therapists, and nurses, ensuring a seamless, patient-centered approach to care. The position is part of a strong internal team that includes a CPO, an Orthotic Fitter, and a Resident, creating an engaging environment for both mentorship and collaboration. The patient population is diverse, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across all age ranges and a wide variety of clinical presentations. Sign-on bonus, relocation, and tuition assistance are offered for the right candidate. The role allows for leveraging professional clinical expertise, established clinical practice guidelines, innovative technologies, specialized training & continuing education, and back-office support at one of their more than 900 clinics nationwide. Hanger fulfills current practice needs and offers a potential career path to meet changing aspirations. Patients are the focus and the heart of everything they do. As a Hanger Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you will leverage exceptional training and an extensive collaborative clinical community to provide or supervise the delivery of comprehensive prosthetic and orthotic care. This includes assessing patients, formulating treatment plans, implementing those plans, following up with patients, and participating in practice management. If not yet certified, care will be provided under the direction of a certified clinician. The role involves combining clinical and technical skills to evaluate patients, custom design, fabricate, and fit prostheses and/or orthoses to deliver exceptional outcomes. Collaboration with other members of the rehabilitation team and innovation utilizing the latest technology are key aspects of the role.

Requirements

• Current board certification in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC), or
• A baccalaureate degree in prosthetics and/or orthotics, or the foreign equivalent, and current ABC Board-Eligibility in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics.
• A valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
• In states where licensure is required, the ability to obtain and maintain state licensure may be required as well.
• May be willing to consider candidates who are certified in one discipline who wish see patients in their certified discipline while simultaneously completing residency in the other discipline.
• May be willing to consider candidates who are not certified or board-eligible but have at least 5 years of demonstrated past experience in providing prosthetic and/or orthotic services under the supervision of a certified clinician.
• Thorough understanding of the principles of biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology
• Thorough understanding of componentry and its suitability and reliability for specific uses
• Thorough understanding of medical terminology
• Effective communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized oral and written presentation and reports to patient and staff
• Ability to instruct clinical and non-clinical personnel and customers on objectives of patient care services
• Active listening, reading and comprehension skills for analyzing reports, charts and correspondence
• Ability to assess patient condition and advise physician on treatment options
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationships with physicians, therapists and patients
• Ability to work effectively as a team member
• Effective organizational, time management and planning skills
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient’s need for prosthetic and/or orthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Formulate design of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Select materials, make cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.
• Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
• Evaluate prosthetic and/or orthotic device on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
• Instruct patient in use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient satisfaction with devices provided.
• Provide follow-up with patients and physicians.
• Provide in-service training to physicians and allied health care professionals.
• Utilize effective materials management, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meet with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review prosthetic and/or orthotic services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
• Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets in coordination with management.
• Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
• May mentor residents or newly certified clinicians.
• Provide assistance to other clinical staff.
• Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.
• Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.
• May be asked to perform on-call, hospital calls, or float between more than one Hanger Clinic location.

Benefits

• Sign on bonus
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level