Lead Orthopedic Technician

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your job is more than a job.

As a Lead Orthopedic Technician, you champion multiple patients as they begin their rehabilitation journey. Working closely with orthopedic providers and clinical team members, your goal is to maximize functionality and minimize pain for bone and joint injuries with nonsurgical therapeutics, casts and splints, and orthopedic traction equipment.

It’s all about improving quality of life one step at a time.

You celebrate the ordinary because with orthopedic recovery, using crutches or standing without assistance may be an extraordinary milestone towards your patient’s independence.

No matter the task, giving that little something extra is what sets you apart. We love that kind of spirit!

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and personality, all of it adds up to you. And we’re excited to get to know you and find out what you will bring to this advanced orthopedic rehabilitation technician role.

Your Everyday

• Perform routine non-routine catheterizations, external catheters, irrigations and bladder scans as ordered by the physician.
• Assist physician / staff with GU cart procedures
• Educate / assist with the implementation of a plan of care in the areas of traction, casts and splints, halo devices, immobilizers CPM machines and other equipment.
• Educate / assist nursing staff with use of Hoyer lifts for patient mobility and bed scales for accurate weights.
• Make daily rounds of patients with orthopedic equipment and document per department procedures.
• Assist in emergency situations and in the control of aggressive patients.
• Provide in-services for unit staff and nursing students, as required.
• Train transporters to perform minimal orthopedic technician duties to assist when required.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and to perform basic mathematical calculations.

The Must-Haves

Minimum :

• High School diploma or equivalent with experience in orthopedics in a clinical / hospital setting.
• Basic training as a nursing assistant, medical corpsman, or EMT.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support / CPR certification (can be certified once onboarded)

WORK SHIFT :

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way.

Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little come on in attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About University Medical Center

University Medical Center, a world class academic medical center in LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is the largest medical training center for healthcare professionals in Louisiana and has long served as the region’s safety net hospital for poor and underserved communities for +.

Learn more about University Medical Center’s legacy and our vision of becoming the epicenter of medical care, education, and research.

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it’s all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.

This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Simple things make the difference.

1.To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information.

2.To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background.

3.To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed.

4.To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.

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