Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO)

About the role

This full-time CPO role offers the opportunity to join a North Atlantic clinic team where your expertise will directly impact patient care and help drive clinical outcomes in a growing, high-demand environment. Based in Leominster, MA, you’ll enjoy a consistent schedule in a welcoming New England community known for its small-town feel, outdoor recreation, and convenient access to both Boston and scenic central Massachusetts.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient’s need for prosthetic and/or orthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Select materials, make cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.
• Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
• Evaluate prosthetic and/or orthotic device on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
• Instruct patient in use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient satisfaction with devices provided.
• Provide follow-up with patients and physicians.
• Provide in-service training to physicians and allied health care professionals.
• Utilize effective materials management, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meet with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review prosthetic and/or orthotic services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
• Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets in coordination with management.
• Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
• Mentor residents or newly certified clinicians.
• Provide assistance to other clinical staff.
• Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.

Requirements

• Current board certification in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC), or a baccalaureate degree in prosthetics and/or orthotics, or the foreign equivalent, and current ABC Board-Eligibility in Prosthetics and/or Orthotics.
• A valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
• In states where licensure is required, the ability to obtain and maintain state licensure may be required as well.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of the principles of biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology.
• Thorough understanding of componentry and its suitability and reliability for specific uses.
• Thorough understanding of medical terminology.
• Effective communication skills for accurate, concise, and organized oral and written presentation and reports to patient and staff.
• Ability to instruct clinical and non-clinical personnel and customers on objectives of patient care services.
• Active listening, reading and comprehension skills for analyzing reports, charts and correspondence.
• Ability to assess patient condition and advise physician on treatment options.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationships with physicians, therapists and patients.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Effective organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Skills

• Exceptional training and an extensive collaborative clinical community nearly 1600 providers strong.
• Comprehensive prosthetic and orthotic care.
• Biomechanics, pathomechanics, gait analysis, kinesiology, anatomy and physiology.
• Componentry and its suitability and reliability for specific uses.
• Medical terminology.
• Effective communication skills.
• Instruct clinical and non-clinical personnel and customers on objectives of patient care services.
• Assess patient condition and advise physician on treatment options.
• Build professional relationships with physicians, therapists and patients.
• Work effectively as a team member.
• Organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages, 8 paid national holidays & 4 additional floating holidays, PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time, Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits, 401k Savings and Retirement Plan, Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents, Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities, Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities, Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest.

Pay

$80,000.00 - $104,000.00/yearly + bonus + benefits. This pay range is posted to comply with State Law. Hanger salary ranges vary based on skill, ability, knowledge, geographic location and other variables.

Schedule

Consistent schedule in a welcoming New England community known for its small-town feel, outdoor recreation, and convenient access to both Boston and scenic central Massachusetts.

Location

Based in Leominster, MA.