Clinician

• Collaborate with physicians to evaluate and analyze patients’ need for prosthetic and/or orthotic services.
• Recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient needs related to disease and functional loss.
• Formulate designs for prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Select materials, take cast measurements, perform model modifications and layouts.
• Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
• Evaluate and adjust devices for fit, function, medical efficacy and quality.
• Instruct patients in use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Identify and reconcile issues to ensure patient satisfaction.
• Provide follow-up with patients and physicians.
• Provide in-service training to physicians and allied healthcare professionals.
• Manage materials, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy while balancing costs and operational/financial performance.
• Meet with physicians, case managers and referral sources to review services and capabilities and develop referral relationships.
• Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets with management.
• Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
• Mentor residents or newly certified clinicians as needed.
• Assist other clinical staff.
• Provide information to administrative staff for reimbursement activities.
• Follow safety, Medicare, governmental, bloodborne and OSHA requirements.
• Perform other assigned duties or special projects.
• May perform on-call or hospital calls, or float between Hanger Clinic locations.

Clinician jobs in South Dakota

Prosthetist and/or Orthotist Clinician, CPO, CO, CP