MANAGER ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS

 Orthotic and Prosthetic department providing care for adults and children. The departments are ABC accredited . The departments providing custom designed and fit devices to a wide variety of types of patient diagnoses. Specialty services cover inpatient and outpatient care for UNM hospitals and outpatient clinics. The department has onsite fabrication facilities. The candidate is preferred to have Masters degree or experience in management of personnel in both fields as well a financial background in managing finance and budgeting. 

Relocation Assistance Available

Minimum Offer

$ 44.05hr.

Maximum Offer

$ 61.92hr.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: CTH Prosthetics

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary:
Manage the prosthetic and orthotic activities of specified patient population to include administration, management of human resources, and program/business assessment and development. Oversee and provide direct patient evaluation and care as required. Provide direction and leadership to others as a highly specialized practitioner. Ensures adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures. Patient care assignment may include; Neonate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult and Geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
* SUPERVISION - Oversee all facets of the daily operations of the organizational unit, including supervision of assigned personnel, oversight of work allocation, training, and problem resolution
* REGULATIONS - Ensure compliance with professional practice standards and university, state, and federal laws, policies, and regulations
* PERFORMANCE - Evaluate employee performance and make recommendations for personnel actions; motivate employees to achieve peak productivity and performance
* COMPLIANCE - Monitors competence with fitting, fabrication, and modification techniques
* COMMUNICATION - Utilize effective communication and patient/customer relation skills in dealing with patients, visitors, nursing staff, physicians and Hospitals personnel
* WORK FLEXIBILITY - Demonstrate flexibility in working in a variety of settings
* PATIENT CARE - Perform direct patient care, both inpatient and outpatient
* PATIENT CARE - Participate in planning for complementary patient care in other related units within the component
* TRAINING - Develop training programs for professional and technical staff engaged in similar work
* INFORMATION - Prepare information for patient billing
* INFORMATION - Monitor inventory and ordering of patient supplies and fabrication supplies for departments
* RECORDS - Develop and implement systems to maintain records on employees, equipment inventories, and compliance activities
* DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
* BUDGET - Develop and administer the division's annual budget; monitor and approve expenditures
* PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
* PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
* PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
* PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
* PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications

Education:
Essential:
* Bachelor's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
* Related Discipline

Experience:
Essential:
5 years directly related experience

Nonessential:
No preferred experience

Credentials:
Essential:
* Certified Orthotics (CO), Prosthetics (CP), or Both (CPO)

Physical Conditions:
Medium Work: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Working conditions:
Essential:
* Med Haz: Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materials
* Subject to an annual contract and performance appraisal