Certified Prosthetist Orthotist

What You Will Be Doing

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Hospital for Special Surgery as it expands HSS Prosthetic and Orthotic department (HSS P&O). We are looking for highly qualified and motivated professionals whose experience has prepared them for a challenging and exciting career at the #1 ranked hospital in the US for orthopedics. We are seeking leaders who are independent and capable of helping grow the footprint of HSS P&O.

The mission of HSS is to provide the highest quality patient care, improve mobility and enhance the quality of life for all, and to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology and their related disciplines through research and education. HSS P&O supports that mission by designing and fitting devices which enable patients to heal and meet their greatest potential. Members of the HSS P&O team will be designing the future of prosthetic and orthotic care treating patients locally and from around the world.

Responsibilities

• Communicating with providers in clinics to discuss prosthetic and orthotic needs and ordering practices
• Evaluating patients to determine the most appropriate device design
• Determining and providing HSS staff with appropriate L-codes for obtaining authorization or billing custom orthoses
• Managing works in progress for custom devices to ensure timely treatment and billing
• Fitting both prefabricated and custom orthoses to inpatients and outpatients
• Timely documentation of care provided in EPIC
• Obtaining patient signatures on all necessary paperwork for billing
• Communicating with patients and families about appropriate care and use for devices provided
• Providing initial prosthetic care and education for patients transitioning to a bone anchored prosthesis
• Participating in managing inventory
• Performing patient chart reviews to confirm medical necessity and other necessary documentation is accurate for billing
• Training providers or HSS staff on P&O workflows as needed

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics (MSPO/MSOP from an NCOPE accredited O&P Curriculum after 2012) OR Bachelor’s degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics (BSPO) or a post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Completion (if candidate graduated from an NCOPE accredited O&P Curriculum prior to 2012).
• ABC certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, in good standing.
• At least 3 years of experience providing direct patient care in an orthotic and prosthetic facility, with demonstrated skills, knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of duties in a patient care setting.
• Excellent communication and team building / interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of orthopedic specific injuries and disease processes and associated orthotic / prosthetic interventions.
• Familiarity with current treatment modalities, materials, and fabrication techniques.
• Experience working with pediatric patients and families.
• Experience with scoliosis treatment.