Cast Technician

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Summary:

The Cast Technician provides specialized orthopedic technical and clinical support within a specialty clinic setting. The role applies modifies repairs and removes casts splints braces and other orthopedic devices under the direction of a physician or other qualified healthcare provider. The role performs Medical Assistant functions to support patient intake examinations treatments procedures documentation and efficient clinic operations.

The position works collaboratively with physicians advance practice providers nurses Medical Assistants and other members of the healthcare team to provide safe coordinated and age-appropriate care to patients and families.

Experience

• 2 years of experience providing clinical support as a Medical Assistant or Cast Technician including patient assessments performing orthopedic casting splinting bracing or related experience is required.

Education

• High school diploma or GED required.
  

Licensure Registration and/or Certification

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

About Cook Childrens:

Our not-for-profit organization is comprised of a flagship medical center in Fort Worth Texas a new medical center in Prosper Texas a physician network home health company surgery centers health plan health services and health foundation. With more than 60 primary specialty and urgent care locations throughout Texas families can access our top-ranked specialty programs and network of services to meet the unique needs of their child. Cook Childrens is honored to continually receive recognition for our outstanding efforts and outcomes in pediatric health care.

At Cook Childrens were more than a health care systemwere your friends neighbors and even family members. And were parents too so we can see the world through your eyes. We see what youre going throughand how we can help you and your child get the best care and support possible.

Cook Childrens is an equal opportunity employer. As such Cook Childrens offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race color religion sex age national origin physical or mental disability pregnancy protected veteran status genetic information or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to hiring job placement training compensation discipline advancement and termination.