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Lead Cast Technician - CC Martin Hospital South

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Martin Health South and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will be part of a talented, compassionate, and driven team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and provide stellar patient care. At Cleveland Clinic you will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Cleveland Clinic's Orthopedic Center provides top-quality patient care to athletes at the recreational, high school, collegiate, and professional levels. As a Lead Cast Technician at, you will become an integral part of our Orthopedic team.

At Cleveland Clinic, we know what matters most. That's why we treat our caregivers as if they are our own family, and we are always creating ways to be there for you. Here, you'll find that we offer: resources to learn and grow, a fulfilling career for everyone, and comprehensive benefits that invest in your health, your physical and mental well-being and your future. When you join Cleveland Clinic, you'll be part of a supportive caregiver family that will be united in shared values and purpose to fulfill our promise of being the best place to receive care and the best place to work in healthcare.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Measures, applies, changes and removes casts, braces and splints for patients.

• Repairs casts.

• Applies and instructs patient in the use of durable medical equipment.

• Removes dressings, sutures and staples.

• Prepares patients for exams and special procedures.

• Identifies and reports changes in patient status to RN and/or MD.

• Initiates CPR and emergency measures as required.

• Assists in transporting and rooming patients as needed.

• Provides health education to patients and families.

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

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

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

• Communicates patient concerns to the physician and other caregivers.

• Facilitates the smooth operation of the outpatient clinic desk.

• Coordinates resident and nursing in-service programs and presentations. Meets with sales representatives to review new/different products used in cast application in conjunction with coordinator, inventory control.

• Acts as the technical specialist to other Cast Techs.

• Trains new employees

• Reviews competencies with cast techs/updates changes to procedures/products.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Graduate from an approved Medical Assistant Program including an externship may be considered

• Two years' experience as a cast technician or in a related position in the operating room or other related patient care setting.

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

• Basic knowledge of math.

• Graduate from an approved Medical Assistant Program may offset some of the experience requirement.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Orthopedic experience

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we're dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.

• Requires standing and walking 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.

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