ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS RESIDENT

Description

As a Stance Health Solutions O&P resident you will have a chance to apply your skills and education to impact the lives of our patients. Clinical Residents are bound by the rules, regulations and standards set forth by NCOPE as well as the Code of Professional Responsibility from the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics (ABC). Residents are expected to learn and perform under the guidance of our Certified clinical staff as you progress through your NCOPE residency. 

Requirements

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Perform a comprehensive assessment of the patient to obtain an understanding of the patient’s O&P needs. 
• Create a treatment plan to meet the needs and goals of the patient. 
• Design orthotic and prosthetic devices based on physician’s prescriptions.
• Take a mold of part of the body to be fitted with a brace or limb, select materials to be used for the orthotic or prosthetic device.
• Provide clinical documentation of each patient encounter. 
• Instruct patients on how to use and care for their devices.
• Repair or update prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Work in conjunction with Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Health Agencies, rehab facilities, hospitals, house calls, and acute care.
• Ordering and stocking inventory, maintaining stock levels, and reducing overhead cost
• Oversee administrative staff and assist with patient scheduling and patient flow.
• Conduct educational classes for physicians and staff as needed.
• Must participate in mandatory on-call and call-back program to respond to emergencies. 
• Thorough understanding of the principles of biomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, human anatomy, and physiology. 
• Identify and reconcile issues or problems to ensure patient satisfaction with devices provided by SG homecare. 

Education and Experience:

· Master’s degree and post-graduate Certificate in Orthotics and/or Prosthetics from a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited college or university.

Physical Requirements:

· Prolonged periods of standing, bending, kneeling and reaching.

· Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times.

· Frequent exposure to chemicals, bloodborne pathogens, and patient body fluids.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient (ranging from newborn to geriatric).

· Excellent communication and organizational skills

· Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills

· Self-starter, motivated and detail oriented

· Problem solving skills.