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Clinical Support
Senior Orthopedic Technician
Houston, TX, US
We are searching for a Senior Orthopedic Technician -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide excellent customer service and assist the patient care team by providing casting and medical assistance to the licensed providers during patient scheduled clinic visits or patients in the emergency center. Provides operational assistance, ensuring and coordinating the intake and rooming of patients to effectively manage the patient visit cycle time.
Think you’ve got what it takes
Skills & Requirements
- H.S. Diploma or GED, some college preferred
- Required 3 years of Experience doing basic casting, splinting, and hardware maintenance
- Pediatric experience preferred
- Experience with club foot and plaster is preferred
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides casting assistance to all members of the orthopedic sports medicine team
- Promotes customer service, patient safety, and communication
- Initiates and supports patient flow in the clinic by screening patient’s and placing them in an exam room (Job Station: Weigh and Measure)
- Assists the provider with procedures and paperwork
- Provides oversight for all educational development and student programs
- Maintains inventory and ordering of all orthopedic supplies for the emergency center
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
