Orthopedic Technician at Nemours in Pensacola, Florida

Posted in General Business 21 days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Nemours is seeking an Orthopedic Tech (Full-Time), to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Pensacola, Florida.

This position is responsible for:

All casting procedures and application/approval of soft goods. To provide assistance to the provider whenever needed, to expedite the patient care process.


  • Responsible for all casting and Orthopedic equipment.

    • Application and removal of all types of casts, splints and soft goods. Modify casts as needed in clinic and in hospital when necessary for the patient benefit.
    • Instruct patient, parents/legal guardians in appropriate use and care of casts and Orthopedic equipment.
    • Responsible for inventory of all casting materials, splints and soft goods.

  • Skills

    • Ability to verbalize descriptions of orthopedic conditions with basic understanding of anatomical structures and relationships with one another.
    • Ability to apply, adjust, and remove all common Orthopedic devices, using a manual or standard practice as a guide.
    • Knowledge of theory and application of skin or skeletal traction.
    • Knowledge of the proper application of aseptic techniques in dressing change, removal of sutures or staples and in setting up surgical fields.
    • Ability to interpret simple fractures and dislocations on X-ray films.
    • Ability to supervise and train other certified, eligible Orthopedic Technologists.

  • Assist with rooming of patients.

    • Obtain vital signs
    • Capturing and entering patient information into EMR.
    • Ensuring appropriate documentation such as x-rays and laboratory reports are available for provider's review.
    • Rooming of patients into exam rooms with preparation for exam and assisting provider with exam.

  • Ensure accurate ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes are recorded.
  • Assist the provider with procedures as necessary.
  • Prepare, clean and stock exam rooms for clinic.
  • Ability to cross cover in other clinical departments.


Job Requirements

  • High School Diploma required.
  • Specialized (1 year of training beyond high school) with orthopedic certification preferred.
  • Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years' experience required.
  • American Heart Association BLS Certification required upon hire.





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