Full time, Full Time
UNC Health
Hendersonville, NC
Job Description
Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Summary: The Orthotist is a health care professional who is specifically educated and trained to manage comprehensive orthotic patient care. This includes patient assessment, formulation of a treatment plan, implementation of the treatment plan, follow-up, and practice management. Documentation by the orthotist is part of the patient’s medical record and establishes medical necessity for orthotic and/or prosthetic care. Responsibilities: 1. Orthotics- Designs, writes specifications for and fits artificial limbs, braces and appliances for body deformities and disorders following a physician's prescription. Examines affected area for factors affecting the fitting and placement of artificial limbs and orthopedic...