Job Details

In the Orthopedic Clinic at the Main Campus, Lowder Building

Work schedule will be Part-time Benefits Ineligible on the Day Shift, 8:00-4:30 with call.

Summary:
This position is responsible for providing first assistance to the Faculty Orthopaedic surgeons and for care rendered in the Orthopaedic clinic, as required in the Emergency Department and on the inpatient units.

Other information:
Dressings, casts, appliances
Spica tables
Traction equipment
Risser spinal table
Retractors/other surgical instrumentation as required
Cast saws
Computers

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Basic Life Support

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* High School Diploma Graduate or Equivalent

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

Nonessential:
* 1 Year job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Rehabilitation Physical Therapy

Orthopedic Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treat of musculoskeletal conditions of childhood. It is a statewide and regional referral center for congenital, developmental and traumatic disorders for children from birth through adolescence. Our physicians, Fellows, Physician Assistants and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners evaluate and treat conditions ranging from the simple to the complex including: Scoliosis and other spinal conditions, hip disorders of childhood, clubfeet and other foot anomalies, congenital and traumatic limb deficiencies, limb lengthening, Blount's disease and angular limb abnormalities, upper extremity and hand disorders, fractures and dislocations, growth plate injuries, neuromuscular disease, brachial plexus palsies and dwarfism. Rehabilitation Clinic includes the services of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine physicians.  Services cover a variety of diseases and conditions including but not limited to cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, brachial plexus injury, and stroke.  These physicians have special interests in spasticity management and provide maintenance of Intrathecal Baclofen pumps and perform Botulinum Toxin and Phenol injections for treatment of spasticity and other movement disorders.