What are the responsibilities and job description for the Orthotist position at NOMS Healthcare?
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Description
Who We Are:
NOMS Healthcare provides a different approach to healthcare. We are physician owned and physician lead, where patient care is top of mind for all employees. Our goal is to continually improve our scope and depth of service based on the ever-changing needs of our patients. NOMS is also committed to taking an active role in the betterment of our community, particularly related to healthcare matters affecting our fellow citizens. We develop and support health care practices recognized for exceeding patient expectations, thereby setting the standard for excellence in Northern Ohio.
Company culture is at our core! Our core values are more than just words; they are a way of life! We believe in being patient centered, providing high quality service, teamwork, focusing on the communities we serve, and building trust. Do our values speak to you? We are rapidly expanding and want you to join our team!
We are rapidly expanding and want you to join our team!
The Challenge (Job Summary)
As an Orthotist, you have the opportunity to live our core values every day by helping our patients in all walks of life, providing high quality care, working with an excellent team, being a trusted resource for our patients and team members, and having an impact in the community through our engagement and volunteer efforts. In addition, the ideal candidate will be responsible for designs and fabricating medical supportive devices and measures and fits patients for them.
Your Day To Day & Essential Functions
A Wonderful Environment: This position is based in Youngstown, Ohio. The office has a great team full of positive people, and the opportunity to work with stellar patients.
Benefits: NOMS offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a variety of a la carte options. NOMS also has a focus on employee health, offering an impressive wellness incentive program.
Competitive Pay: We are proud to be an organization offering competitive pay in the area. Our Human Resources team looks at wages on an annual basis to ensure we are in line with our competitors.
Career Growth & Development Opportunities: We value promoting from within and have leadership and development training program for individuals who want to move up. We are proud to have managers who started as medical receptionists and have worked their way up.
Working Conditions & Physical Demands: There is a combination of exam rooms and medical offices. There is frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinical environment.
NOMS Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
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Description
Who We Are:
NOMS Healthcare provides a different approach to healthcare. We are physician owned and physician lead, where patient care is top of mind for all employees. Our goal is to continually improve our scope and depth of service based on the ever-changing needs of our patients. NOMS is also committed to taking an active role in the betterment of our community, particularly related to healthcare matters affecting our fellow citizens. We develop and support health care practices recognized for exceeding patient expectations, thereby setting the standard for excellence in Northern Ohio.
Company culture is at our core! Our core values are more than just words; they are a way of life! We believe in being patient centered, providing high quality service, teamwork, focusing on the communities we serve, and building trust. Do our values speak to you? We are rapidly expanding and want you to join our team!
We are rapidly expanding and want you to join our team!
The Challenge (Job Summary)
As an Orthotist, you have the opportunity to live our core values every day by helping our patients in all walks of life, providing high quality care, working with an excellent team, being a trusted resource for our patients and team members, and having an impact in the community through our engagement and volunteer efforts. In addition, the ideal candidate will be responsible for designs and fabricating medical supportive devices and measures and fits patients for them.
Your Day To Day & Essential Functions
- Examine and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
- Fit, test and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
- Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and instruct patients in use of assistive equipment.
- Select materials and components to be used, based on device design.
- Design orthopedic devices based on physicians’ prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
- Make and modify plaster casts of areas that will be fitted with orthoses, for use in the device construction process.
- Confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthopedic devices.
- Construct and fabricate appliances or supervise others constructing the appliances.
- Maintain patients’ records.
- Bachelors of Science Degree in Orthotics.
- Licensed Orthotist in the State of Ohio.
- Knowledge of organizational policies, procedures and systems.
- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
- Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries.
- Knowledge of OSHA and HIPAA Compliance
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of existing methods and procedures.
- Ability to operate a variety of common office equipment and computer programs.
- Ability to interact with patients, medical and administrative staff, and public effectively.
A Wonderful Environment: This position is based in Youngstown, Ohio. The office has a great team full of positive people, and the opportunity to work with stellar patients.
Benefits: NOMS offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and a variety of a la carte options. NOMS also has a focus on employee health, offering an impressive wellness incentive program.
Competitive Pay: We are proud to be an organization offering competitive pay in the area. Our Human Resources team looks at wages on an annual basis to ensure we are in line with our competitors.
Career Growth & Development Opportunities: We value promoting from within and have leadership and development training program for individuals who want to move up. We are proud to have managers who started as medical receptionists and have worked their way up.
Working Conditions & Physical Demands: There is a combination of exam rooms and medical offices. There is frequent exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations, and other conditions common to a clinical environment.
NOMS Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.
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