Prosthetist Orthotist​/Orthotist Clinician; CPO, CO, Board Eligible

Overview

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? Come join our quaint clinic in the heart of Madison WI, which has been in operation for over 60 years and is one of our newest Hanger Clinic locations. Here you will be working alongside CPOs, a Clinical Technician and office support staff, all working together to ensure successful patient care. Currently our patient population is across all ages.

We service the greater Southern Wisconsin area and at this time, this position will encompass travel to surrounding hospitals and SNFs, within a radius of roughly 90 miles (Baraboo, Janesville, Reedsburg, Sauk Prairie, Monroe, Stoughton). On-call rotations are Saturday and Sunday, 8AM to 5PM CST while on-call during business hours is absorbed into the workday amongst clinicians. In addition, at our clinic, we have fabrication onsite where our talented, skillful technician utilizes the latest technology.

In the Madison area, you may enjoy kayaking/boating at area lakes, state parks, hundreds of miles of established hiking/walking/biking trails, weekly Farmer’s Markets, live music events/festivals, amazing restaurants of varied cuisine and numerous clubs such as running, swimming, climbing, cooking, etc. While the Capital of our beautiful state, Madison WI is nestled beautifully on the isthmus with many adventures awaiting both in and outside the city.

As a Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you have dedicated yourself to improving the lives of the patients you serve. We recognize that in doing so you not only impact the lives of those you treat but of their families, friends, and communities. Embarking on a career with Hanger allows you to continue in this endeavor but elevates you as a champion of the orthotic and prosthetic market by providing superior patient care, outcomes, service and value.

Advance your career by leveraging professional clinical expertise, established clinical practice guidelines, innovative technologies, specialized training & continuing education, and back office support at one of our more than 900 clinics nationwide. At Hanger, we fulfill your current practice needs but also offer a potential career path to meet your changing aspirations as you continue your professional journey for years to come.

Our patients are our focus and are the heart of everything we do. As a Hanger Prosthetist and/or Orthotist, you will leverage exceptional training and an extensive collaborative clinical community nearly 1600 providers strong to provide or supervise the delivery of comprehensive prosthetic and orthotic 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 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.

Depending on the operational requirements, size of the Hanger Clinic and subject to limitations imposed by state and/or local law, your role may include some or all of the functions listed below.

• Collaborate with physicians in the evaluation and analysis of a patient’s need for prosthetic and/or orthotic services; recommend treatment options to physicians when necessary.
• Examine and evaluate patient needs in relation to disease and functional loss.
• Formulate design of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Select materials, make cast measurements, model modifications, and layouts, taking into account new techniques and materials.
• Perform fitting, including static and dynamic alignments.
• Evaluate prosthetic and/or orthotic device on patient, adjust to assure fit, function, medical efficacy, and quality of work.
• Instruct patient in use of prosthetic and/or orthotic devices.
• Identify and reconcile issues/problems to ensure patient…