Advanced Practitioner Orthotist-Prosthetist
4 weeks ago
The general responsibility of the Orthotist-Prosthetist is to provide the most complex clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients. The work requires a specialized knowledge of the medical and psychological problems directly related to the use of prosthetic devices; and a specialized knowledge and understanding of the fabrication and satisfactory fitting of prosthetic devices.
A recruitment incentive may be approved for highly qualified candidates.
Duties
This announcement is open continuous. Certificates will be issued to the hiring manager on a bi-weekly basis until all positions have been filled. Announcement will remain open until all vacancies are filled, and may close sooner than 9/30/2024.Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Follows established regulations and procedures to insure patient privacy.
- Identifies biomechanical condition.
- Conducts gait analysis, range of motion, coordination and balance, motor skills, and clinical assessment studies in accordance with occupational principles for unusual conditions, multiple complex interrelated conditions, etc.
- Interviews patients to determine expectations, lifestyle, home/work environment, ability to use the device.
- Takes and documents necessary measurements, casts or scans to develop positive molds of the affected area of the body, which are used to create the orthosis and/or prosthesis.
- Recognizes physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life threatening implications.
- Assesses patient for indications/contra-indications of appropriate treatment protocols and discusses the assessment with the physician/requesting provider for purposes of developing the overall treatment plan. Has considerable influence in the development of the plan.
- Considers new and emerging technologies in designing unique or innovative devices to accommodate or treat a wide range of complex medical conditions, which include unusual problems or complications.
- Considering the information developed through the assessment as well as time management workload considerations, designs custom devices using standard components to optimize patient performance for difficult and complex conditions; may include CAD/CAM systems.
- Selects materials and components to be used in fabrication of the device and determines appropriate equipment to be used in fabrication of the device.
- Fabricates components, or selects and modifies components, and assembles these into the finished device. Uses CAD/CAM system as appropriate in this process and performs preliminary alignment.
- Fits the device on the patient, assures preliminary alignment, and performs subsequent dynamic alignment.
- Assesses and/or modifies fit and function of the device as fabricated and makes appropriate modifications to insure optimum patient outcome.
- Evaluates patient's ability to don/doff the device, provides training to the patient and/or caregiver in its use and maintenance. This may also include training the clinical staff.
- Explains procedures and processes to the patient to reduce anxiety and gain support and cooperation in all stages of the process.
- Maintains the patient's record, including the electronic record, in accordance with established JCAHO/ABC/BOC/Medical Center/VISN policies
- Attends professional and manufacturer's training seminars.
- Completes mandatory training per hospital requirements.
- Maintains professional credentials and/or competency.
- Observes appropriate, established infection control guidelines.
- Follows environmental and occupational safety guidelines.
- Communicates and interacts with physicians, allied health professionals, patient and caregiver in various interdisciplinary clinical settings as a subject matter expert to develop the O/P treatment plan. (PM&R, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, vascular, podiatry, oncology, etc.)
- Conducts in-service training for O/P staff, VSO's, as well as staff in other disciplines regarding O/P technologies.
- Provides guidance and direction to lower graded O/P staff.
- Manages the daily operations of a small to medium Lab.
- Plans clinical schedule for Orthotics and Prosthetics and assures appropriate staff coverage.
- Conducts site surveys of commercial vendors to insure vendor regulatory compliance.
- Evaluates the ability of a vendor to provide a product.
- Responsible for accreditation compliance.
- Develops short & long range plans/goals for the lab in accordance with local, VISN, Headquarters direction.
- Develops budget plan for lab.
- Manages inventory of stock items, fabrication materials, chemicals, and components.
- Assures safe workplace considering environmental concerns, OSHA/JCAHO regulations.
- Conducts quality assurance activities.
Telework: Not eligible
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 000000
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authrozied
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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