Orthopedic Technician

About the Position: This position is M-F 0730-1630 with no weekend or holiday hours in an outpatient Orthopedic/Podiatry office. It will require the ability to lift/move up to 25 LBS, maintain proficiency in BLS and national certifications and additional training per MTF policy.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Perform technical and patient-support duties in the Orthopedic and Podiatry clinic, treatment rooms, minor-procedure areas, and ambulatory surgical setting. | Review available patient information before scheduled visits and ensures required medical records, laboratory results, consultations, imaging studies, and diagnostic reports are available for provider review. | Assist physicians and authorized clinical staff during non-complicated orthopedic and podiatric ambulatory surgeries, platelet-rich plasma procedures, liquid nitrogen procedures, injections, and other minor outpatient procedures. | Constructs, applies, removes, and modifies a variety of casts and splints using authorized fiberglass, plaster, and other casting materials. | Select and prepare materials based on the provider's treatment plan, the affect anatomical area, patient size and condition, skin integrity, mobility limitations, and established casting procedures. | Perform administrative, logistical, equipment-maintenance, supply-management, and clinic-support duties required for efficient orthopedic and podiatry service operations. | Receive telephone calls and requests for assistance or information form patients, family members, physicians, nurses, administrative personnel, and other medical-center staff.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: documented experience in setting up medical orthopedic equipment to be used during procedure; applying and removing cast and splints for patients and assisting Orthopedic physician, in major and minor operating room procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. | This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination. A candidate selected to this position will be required to sign a statement consenting to annual seasonal influenza vaccination. | This position has been designated as a Drug Testing Designated Position and is subject to a pre-employment screening and random testing thereafter. | This position has specific initial background investigation and periodic re-verification requirements since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age on a recurring basis. | This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination. | Employees assigned to a medical treatment facility are required to be screened for applicable immunizations or pre-existing immunity based on occupational risk, regardless of job series. | This position has been designated "Mission Essential". In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations. | Up to 25% Business Travel required. | This position may require the incumbent to work on any day or shift, including PMs, nights, weekends, holidays, or on an "on call" basis, necessary to meet mission requirements.