Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician to join our team at Hanger Clinic. As a Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician, you will play a critical role in providing exceptional patient care and delivering high-quality prosthetic and orthotic services.

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a motivated and compassionate individual who is passionate about improving the lives of patients with amputations or other mobility impairments. As a Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician, you will be responsible for assessing patients, formulating treatment plans, implementing those plans, and following up with patients to ensure optimal outcomes.

• Collaborate with physicians to evaluate and analyze patient needs for prosthetic and/or orthotic services
• 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
• 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

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a strong understanding of the principles of biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy, and physiology. You will also need to have effective communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized oral and written presentation and reports to patient and staff.

In addition, you will need to be able to assess patient condition and advise physician on treatment options, work effectively as a team member, and have good interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationships with physicians, therapists, and patients.

We offer a competitive compensation package, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401k savings and retirement plan, paid parental bonding leave for new parents, flexible work schedules and part-time opportunities, and a generous employee referral bonus program.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.