Pedorthist (Cped) - Richmond, United States - Hanger, Inc.

Hanger, Inc.
Hanger, Inc.
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Richmond, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Why Us?:
With a mantra of Empowering Human Potential, Hanger, Inc.

is the world's premier provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) services and products, offering the most advanced O&P solutions, clinically differentiated programs and unsurpassed customer service.

Hanger's Patient Care segment is the largest owner and operator of O&P patient care clinics nationwide.

Through its Products & Services segment, Hanger distributes branded and private label O&P devices, products and components, and provides rehabilitative solutions to the broader market.

With 160 years of clinical excellence and innovation, Hanger's vision is to lead the orthotic and prosthetic markets by providing superior patient care, outcomes, services and value.

Collectively, Hanger employees touch thousands of lives each day, helping people achieve new levels of mobility and freedom.


Could This Be For You?:
Our patients are our focus and are the heart of everything we do.

As a Hanger Pedorthist, you will leverage exceptional training and an extensive collaborative clinical community nearly 1500 providers strong to provide or supervise the delivery of comprehensive pedorthic care.

You will assess patients, formulate treatment plans, implement those plans, follow-up with your patients and participate in practice management.

If you have not yet achieved certification, you will provide care under the direction of one of our certified clinicians.


You will enjoy combining your unique blend of clinical and technical skills to evaluate patients, custom design, fabricate and fit shoes, prostheses and/or orthoses to deliver exceptional outcomes for the patients you serve.

You will collaborate with other members of the rehabilitation team and innovate utilizing the latest technology as we all strive to empower human potential together.


Your Impact:

  • Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient's need for pedorthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
  • Examine and evaluate patient's needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
  • Formulate design of pedorthotic devices.
  • Select materials, makes cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.
  • Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
  • Evaluate pedorthotic device and any collateral prosthetic or orthotic devices on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
  • Instruct patient in the use of pedorthotic, orthotic or prosthetic devices utilized in fulfilling the patient's needs.
  • Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient satisfaction with devices provided.
  • Provide followup with patients and physicians.
  • Provide inservice training to physicians and allied health care professionals.
  • Utilize effective materials management, quality and performance processes to maximize device quality and medical efficacy, maintaining a proper balance with costs and operational/financial performance.
  • Meet with physicians, case managers and other referral sources to review pedorthotic services and capabilities; develop and enhance business relationships to identify and secure ongoing and future sources or referrals.
  • Plan and implement strategies to meet and exceed revenue targets in coordination with management.
  • Provide detailed clinical notes to patient records.
  • May mentor newly certified clinicians.
  • Provide assistance to other clinical staff.
  • Provide information to administrative staff to conduct reimbursement activities.
  • Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with bloodborne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.
  • Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.
May be asked to perform on-call, hospital calls, or float between more than one Hanger Clinic location.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Current board certification in Pedorthics from the American Board for Certification (ABC) or the Board of Certification (BOC), or
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience to meet board eligibility.
  • A valid driver's license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger's Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures.
  • In states where licensure is required, the ability to obtain and maintain state licensure may be required as well.

Additional Success Factors:

Personal Qualities

  • Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
  • Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
  • Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
  • Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
  • Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Physical Demands

  • Ability to lift patients using biomedical
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