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Health Technician (Pedorthist)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This is a non-supervisory Health Technician (Pedorthist) position in the Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Department. This system includes a Medical Center, outpatient clinic Ponce and Mayaguez. The incumbent will provide patient care, services and support to an adult veteran population with specialized needs. The purpose of this position is to fit orthotic devices to Veteran patients in need in our Orthotic Laboratory Section with device fittings.
What You'll Do
- →Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Duties and task of the Health Technician - Pedorthist include, but are not limited to the following: Communicates and interacts with physicians , allied health professionals, patients and caregivers in various interdisciplinary clinical settings as subject matter expert to develop the pedorthic treatment plan.
- →Provides complex patient analyses in accordance with established procedures for patients with unusual conditions, and multiple complex conditions and interrelated conditions.
- →Assess patients for indications/contraindications.
- →Discusses the assessment with the physician/requesting provider for the purpose of developing the overall treatment plan with considerable influence in the development of the plan.
- →Analyzes the potential use of new and emerging technologies in designing unique or innovative pedorthic devices to accommodate or treat a wide range of complex medical conditions which include unusual problems or complications.
- →Takes scans and measurements for advanced devices, prepares, and modifies casts for advanced devices, repairs and fabricates advanced devices.
- →Recognizes physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life-threatening implications.
- →Privileges {Individual Scope of Practice) other credentialled clinicians to provide pedorthic care based on ABC privileging requirements.
- →Responsible for the application of prefabricated appliances such as, but not limited to, Lumba-sacral supports, prosthetic socks and sheaths, elbow and ankle supports, elastic support hose, hand splints, soft knee braces, neck collars, abdominal binders, trusses, and non custom in-depth shoes.
- →Take measurements of body and limb segments appropriate to the item being fit, and select an off the shelf item, sized appropriately with appropriate model or design, to the patient.
- →Incumbent will apply the item to body and limb segment, adjusting as required.
- →Designs, fabricates and modifies prosthetic/orthotic devices including, but not limited to, leg and back braces, cervical collars, knee orthoses, and arch supports in accordance with prescriptions.
- →Responsible to receive patients, either in person or over the telephone and refer to the appropriate service or clinician.
- →Responsible for answering routine inquires and to make appropriate referral to questions concerning service for Prosthetic and Orthotic Lab and fitting room.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
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