MPA ORTHO SPECIALIST

About the organization

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings. The health system has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers. It operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals: the 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, the 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House, Children's Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility in partnership with Advanced Recovery Systems. Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region, recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years. More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore. Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America's Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation.

About the role

The MPA (Medical Practice Assistant)/Orthopedic Specialist provides a broad spectrum of advanced clinical expertise and direct patient care within the orthopedic and sports medicine specialties in the orthopedic ambulatory practices as well as hospital coverage.

Responsibilities

• Mentor, precept, and train new hires and those pursuing credentials as a registered or certified orthopedic technologist, as well as Medical Practice Assistants new to the specialty of Orthopedics.
• Coordinate all activities related to casting, bracing, durable medical equipment (DME), wound care, suture/staple removal, ordering and maintenance of supplies, inventory, and care of equipment.
• Communicate effectively and interact with patients, team members, physicians, and other customers in a courteous, pleasant, and efficient manner.
• Articulate descriptions of orthopaedic conditions based upon an understanding of anatomical structures and their relationships.
• Orient new staff to the practices and all sub-specialty specific casting, bracing, and related procedures.
• Teach and demonstrate proper application of aseptic techniques in dressing changes and removal of sutures or staples.
• Prepare and assist with complex and basic wound care and dressing changes as directed by physicians.
• Provide advanced orthopaedic technologist clinical support across a broad spectrum of orthopaedic sub-specialties including hand, joints, spine, trauma, and sports medicine.
• Perform a wide variety of orthopaedic clinical activities including removing sutures/staples, applying and removing casts, splints, braces, and other orthopaedic devices (e.g., Halo).
• Fabricate splints and manage simple medical technology, including braces, under the guidance of surgeons.
• Apply knowledge of examination, diagnostic, and treatment room procedures.
• Instruct and teach patients to use walking aids such as canes and crutches, and fit and adjust equipment as necessary.
• Assist in the documentation of physician orders including prescriptions, physical and occupational therapy, studies performed by outside facilities requiring written documentation, and return-to-work/physical activity slips.
• Develop and maintain a complete inventory of required clinical items.
• Clean and stock patient exam, treatment, storage rooms, and medical devices.
• Greet patients promptly, courteously, and professionally; assist patients into examination rooms and complete all initiation-of-visit requirements (rooming, vital signs, patient history, assisting with minor procedures).
• Develop and improve skills in work organization and in assisting physicians for economy in time, motion, and materials.
• Assist with coordination of ongoing education including hands-on training of orthopaedic technologists and those pursuing credentials, in partnership with physicians, Director of Clinical Practice, Director of Ambulatory Operations, D