Senior Technician (Part Time)

Why Us?

With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc. is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service. Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide. Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market. With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value. Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.

About the Role

The Senior Technician is responsible for fabricating prostheses or orthoses and their components. The technician fabricates the device to provide maximum fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The technician creates positive molds resulting in maximum fit, function, cosmetics and workmanship. The technician also repairs and maintains the orthotic devices. The technician is expected to keep abreast of all new fabricating techniques, must be familiar with the properties of pertinent materials and must be skilled in the use of appropriate equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform fabrication and repair of orthotic and/or prosthetic devices, according to Company quality and quantity standards.
• May operate various equipment, machinery and tools to construct devices.
• Perform ordering and receiving and other inventory tasks as assigned.
• Maintain a safe, clean and orderly work environment.
• Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with blood borne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
• Fit and deliver prefabricated and off-the-shelf orthoses such as cervical orthoses, pressure gradient hose, and trusses.
• Provide education to patients on the application, use, care, and expected outcome for DME products as indicated by the physician instructions and manufacturer recommendations.
• Contact vendors to order orthotic fabrication materials and maintain inventory of items used during fabrication process.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 4-6 years of related experience
• Valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
• Technical training school preferred.
• ABC or BOC certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and hand skills needed to fabricate and repair prostheses (artificial limbs) and orthoses (orthopedic braces) according to patient measurements, casts and in compliance with a physician's prescription.
• Mechanical ability and hand-eye coordination to use laboratory tools safely and effectively.
• Effective organizational, time management and planning skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal skills for communicating with others.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• 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

• Knowledge of orthotic and prosthetic fabrication techniques.
• Ability to use laboratory tools safely and effectively.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 8 Paid Holidays per Year
• Paid Vacation Time Off
• Paid Sick Time Off
• 8 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community
• Floating Holiday
• Life Insurance
• Medical Flex Spend Account
• Dependent Care Flex Spend Account
• Free employee assistance program
• 401(k)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance