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UTHealth Houston is hiring for a Cast Specialist and a Senior Cast Specialist in the Texas Medical Center and Bellaire!

Cast Specialist/Senior Cast Specialist Position Summary:

Serves as a trained member of the orthopedic team who assists all health care professionals in delivering patient care and assuming appropriate responsibilities concerning all casting duties.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints, and braces under physician direction
2. Assist with procedures like wound care and fracture reductions
3. Fit and instruct patients on orthopedic devices (crutches, braces, etc.)
4. Set up traction equipment and ensure proper function
5. Maintain inventory, order supplies, and support billing for DME
6. Keep treatment areas clean and stocked
7. Promote patient safety, satisfaction, and team collaboration
8. Support quality improvement and cost-effective practices
9. And more!

Certification/Skills:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• A strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology and medical terminology and expertise in the different materials and equipment involved in casts, splints and braces. Considerable knowledge of casting materials is necessary; and reasonable experience in clinic operations series is desirable.

Minimum Education/Experience

High school diploma AND one year experience in a hospital, clinic or medical practice setting.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!