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Lead Cast Technician

Stuart, FL, US


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req#: 249586
Location: Stuart, FL

Facilities: CC Martin Hospital South,

Professional Area: Nursing Patient Support

Department: 3495 Orthopedic SMOB-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health

Job Code: 001414

Schedule: Full Time

Shift: Days

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health South and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care. At Cleveland Clinic you will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.    
 
Cleveland Clinic’s Orthopedic Center provides top-quality patient care to athletes at the recreational, high school, collegiate, and professional levels. As a Lead Cast Technician at, you will become an integral part of our Orthopedic team. Your duties will include but are not limited to: 

  • Measuring, applying, changing, repairing, and removing casts, braces, and splints. 

  • Educating patients and their families. 

  • Coordinating resident and nursing in-service programs. 

  • Meeting with sales representatives to review new/various products used in cast application. 

Our ideal caregiver is someone who: 

  • Is a motivated self-starter. 

  • Demonstrates a strong work ethic. 

  • Acts in a professional, caring, and helpful manner. 

  • Has High-level management and leadership skills. 

  • Has teamwork and motivational skills. 

 
At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare. 
 
Responsibilities:

  • Measures, applies, changes and removes casts, braces and splints for patients.
  • Repairs casts.
  • Applies and instructs patient in the use of durable medical equipment.
  • Removes dressings, sutures and staples.
  • Prepares patients for exams and special procedures.
  • Identifies and reports changes in patient status to RN and/or MD.
  • Initiates CPR and emergency measures as required.
  • Assists in transporting and rooming patients as needed.
  • Provides health education to patients and families.
  • Ensures supplies are stocked and equipment is in safe working order.
  • Assists in ordering, re-ordering supplies, stocking clinical exam rooms, and other stocking duties as needed.
  • Maintains all designated work areas in a neat, orderly manner.
  • Communicates patient concerns to the physician and other caregivers.
  • Facilitates the smooth operation of the outpatient clinic desk.
  • Coordinates resident and nursing in-service programs and presentations. Meets with sales representatives to review new/different products used in cast application in conjunction with coordinator, inventory control.
  • Acts as the technical specialist to other Cast Techs.
  • Trains new employees
  • Reviews competencies with cast techs/updates changes to procedures/products.

Education:

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Graduate from an approved Medical Assistant Program including an externship may be considered.

Languages:

  • English

Certifications:

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)

Complexity of Work:

  • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

  • Two years’ experience as a cast technician or in a related position in the operating room or other related patient care setting.
  • Understanding of human anatomy sufficient to perform duties of the job.
  • Basic knowledge of math.
  • Graduate from an approved Medical Assistant Program may offset some of the experience requirement.

Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
  • Able to lift and transfer patients.
  • Requires some exposure to body fluids

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System’s Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

 

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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