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Orthopaedic Cast Tech, I

Job ID: 153930
Location: Cary, NC
Facility/Division: UNC Physician Group Practices
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day Job

Job Description

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Job Summary:  Provides a variety of services associated with orthopedic casting procedures to patients, their families, and other health care providers. Patient care is performed in accordance with physician's orders, and work is supervised by a physician.

 Description of Job Responsibilities:  

1. Ensures that adequate supplies of plaster, padding, linen, bandages, splints and related materials are available in each procedure room.

 2. Ensures that all equipment, including cast saws, cast tables, and assorted hardware (pin cutters, drills, screwdrivers, etc.) are ready and in proper working condition. 

3. Ensures that pertinent clinic notes and x-rays are available for each patient. Escorts patient to exam rooms and prepares patient for exam/treatment. Orients patients, enters ancillary orders and directs patients to studies.

 4. Instructs patients and families in use and care of immobilizing devices. Reinforces routine instructions given to patients by other healthcare providers. Distributes patient education materials.

 5. Observes, collects and documents patient information obtained while providing care. Reports significant changes or pertinent information to licensed personnel.

 6. Provides care/treatments to patients as outlined in plan of care including, but not limited to measurement of vital signs, height and weight. Performs skin preps/scrubs and simple wound care and assists with clinic-based procedures. Creates, applies, and removes immobilizing devices such as splints, wet plaster and fiberglass casts. 

Education Requirements:

 High School diploma or GED

 Licensure/Certification Requirements: 

No licensure or certification required. 

Professional Experience Requirements:

 One (1) year of direct patient care in a clinical setting including six (6) months of closely related experience If employee has certification as a Ortho Tech (NBCOT), no years of experience is required.

 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Requirements: 

This job profile is intended to provide a representation of responsibilities required. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this profile. 


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Job Details

Legal Employer: GP2

Entity: UNC Physician Group Practices

Organization Unit: CO Spine

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $18.20 - $25.86 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Cary

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No


This position is employed by UNC Physicians Group Practices II, LLC, a private, for-profit subsidiary of UNC Health Care System.


Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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