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    Shriners Hospitals for Children

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    Certified Prosthetist / Orthotist

    Shriners Children's - Northern California, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time1+ yrs experience$48.7 – $73.05Posted 1mo ago
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    Company Overview

    Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

    With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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    Job Description

    A Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist fabricates a variety of orthoses and prostheses for inpatients and outpatients as prescribed by the medical staff, measuring and fitting patients for appropriate orthoses, and serving as a resource to staff regarding assigned areas of responsibility. In this vital role, and as a member of our team centered approach to care, you will have the ability to form connections with our pediatric patients as they grow, using CAD/CAM technology and fabricating onsite.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Fabricates specific orthoses and prostheses for inpatients and outpatients utilizing a variety of technical skills and knowledge
    • Repairs orthoses and prostheses and provides alterations to insure continued fit/function of the device in a timely manner.
    • Fits orthoses to patients assuring proper fit, patient comfort, and satisfactory function according to physician's prescription.
    • Responsible for supervising Prosthetic Technicians in fabricating prostheses which assure proper fit, patient comfort, and satisfactory function according to physician's prescription.
    • Oversees fabrication to ensure prostheses are structurally sound as well as fitting, alignment and finishing to insure proper fit, comfort, and cosmesis.
    • Provides written and verbal instructions to patients and families regarding the care and application of devices; answering basic questions and/or referring to appropriate resources as necessary.
    • Participates during clinics to measure/cast; to provide feedback to physicians and staff regarding need for or appropriateness of devices per request of Orthotics Manager.
    • Provides appropriate direct patient care in a clinical setting under direction of the Orthotics/Prosthetics Manager and within established procedures
    • Performs a variety of administrative and operational support functions for department and according to patient needs

    Required Qualifications:

    • 1+ years of Orthotist/ Prosthetics experience
    • American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics
    • Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification (BOC)

    The pay range for this position is $48.70 - 73.05/hour.

    
Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Shriners Hospitals for Children

    Shriners Hospitals for Children is a health system of 22 locations across the United States, Mexico and Canada that provides specialized medical care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate.

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