Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Cast Technician

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Orthopaedics-Main Campus Hospital

Job Code

C15009

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30am

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Cast Technician, you will assist in the provision of care and treatment, providing casting and splinting as needed. In this role, you will gain on-the-job training, additional educational resources and hands-on experience in direct patient support to propel your career with Cleveland Clinic.

A caregiver in this position works Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:00pm or 8:00am to 4:30pm or 7:00am to 4:00pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Measure, apply, change, remove and repair casts, braces and splints for patients.

• Apply and instruct patient in the use of durable medical equipment.

• Remove dressings, sutures and staples.

• Prepare patients for exams and special procedures.

• Identify and report changes in patient status to RN and/or MD.

• Initiate CPR and emergency measures as required.

• Assist in transporting and rooming patients as needed.

• Provide health education to patients and families.

• Ensure supplies are stocked and equipment is in safe working order.

• Assist in ordering, re-ordering supplies, stocking clinical exam rooms and other stocking duties as needed.

• Maintain all designated work areas in a neat, orderly manner.

• Communicate patient concerns to the physician and other caregivers.

• Facilitate the smooth operation of the outpatient clinic desk.

• Coordinate resident and nursing in-service programs and presentations.

• Meet with sales representatives to review new/different products used in cast application in conjunction with the Coordinator of Inventory Control.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

• One year of experience as a Cast Technician or in a related position in the operating room or other related patient care setting OR Graduate from an approved Medical Assistant Program

• Understanding of human anatomy sufficient to perform duties of the job

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires standing or sitting for extensive periods of time.
• Able to lift and transfer patients.
• Requires some exposure to body fluids.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities