Health Technician (Podiatry)
3 days ago
*** Bargaining Position *** Duties will be performed under the direct s.....
*** Bargaining Position ***
Duties will be performed under the direct supervision of a Podiatric surgeon. These responsibilities require a high degree of manual dexterity and accuracy. An understanding of the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system, basic podiatric terminology, and basic medical science is needed.
Patient Care Responsibilities include:
- Obtaining patient history with emphasis on self-care abilities, availability of assistance from family members, allergies to systemic and topical medications, and current medical conditions and medications.
- Under the supervision of the Podiatric staff the technician will be involved in direct patient care by performing and documenting the following procedures and tasks.
- Application and removal and/or fiberglass casts, splints, orthotic devices, strapping, braces, therapeutic devices and compression dressings.
- Application and removal of surgical dressings, to include Unna paste, Gel casts and performance of wound irrigations as needed.
- Removal of sutures from surgical wounds.
- Application of a variety of traction devices. Patient instruction is the care of casts and splints. Patient instruction in the use of canes, crutches, cam-walkers and walkers. The technician will fill requests for scheduling surgery and send them to the operating room.
- The technician assists the podiatrist in a variety of specialized treatments, surgical procedures and clinic procedures to include nail care, nail trimming, corn and callous care and wound care under supervision.
- The technician receives and prepares patient for examinations and treatment, prepares the outpatient procedure room for appropriate foot clinical procedures, ensures necessary supplies, instruments and materials are present, establishes required instruments, field and assists as scrub technician or as circulator.
Clinical Supervision:
- The individual will assist in the daily operations of the clinic including:
- Acting as the podiatry receptionist by greeting patients, checking patients in, obtaining medical records, and ensuring smooth patient flow.
- The technician assures proper stock levels and care of all instruments used in Podiatry Clinic. The technician ensures proper cleanup and disposal after contaminated procedures.
- The technician assists in training and orientation of podiatric medical personnel in clinic procedures, techniques and tests. The technician answers inquiries of other personnel in clinic when possible to reduce the need for interrupting the podiatrists.
- The technician performs various routine and general clinic administrative functions including ordering and stocking of supply items, medications accountability ensuring quality control stock rotation.
- The technician makes regular inventory and revision of stock to ensure current stocking of high demand and readily required items.
- The technician obtains special order items and coordinates communication and correspondent interaction between patient, provider and other medical and non-medical professions. The technician performs other duties as assigned.
- Performance of minor repairs and routine maintenance, cleaning and sterilization of all podiatric equipment. Arrangements for major repairs of equipment when necessary.
- Assuring that all temporary personnel assigned to the podiatric clinics are properly incorporated into the daily functioning of the clinic.
- Maintaining podiatric clinic files. Recording and retrieving laboratory data, xrays and medical media slides and photos.
Surgical Assistance:
- The individual will be expected to be familiar with sterile surgical instruments and with the usual outpatient operations done within the Podiatry clinic.
- The Health Technician would be capable of preparing the patient for the about procedure, arranging the needed sterile instruments for use by the surgeon and assisting the surgeon in the procedure.
- The technician should be familiar with the proper methods of identifying, handling, and care of surgical instruments.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Position Description Title/PD#: Health Technician (Podiatry) / PD756-01245-A
Recruitment/Relocation Incentive: Not Authorized
Physical Requirements: Individuals must be able to work for sustained periods of time. Heavy clinics will occasionally require long hours with no regular breaks and sometimes hectic conditions. Overtime may occasionally be required on short notice, and the ability to be flexible in regards to patient need is critical. The position requires the operation of multiple devices for the treatment of patients. Excellent manual dexterity and hand, eye coordination is essential. Considerable stooping, kneeling, or bending in the normal course of duties required. Frequent moving or lifting of patients is necessary. The technician needs to have excellent strength and dexterity in both hands and upper limbs to perform his/her complex duties.
Starting at $44,117 Per Year (GS 6)
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