Orthopaedic Technician - (HTAC/HT 2)

Summary

The North East Regional Health Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health & Wellness with responsibility for the management and delivery of public health services within the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, is seeking a dynamic, proactive, experienced and analytical individual with strong team building skills to fill the position of Orthopaedic Technician at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. Salary Range: 💰 $2,078,360 – 2,470,517 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• • Application and removal of casts, splints and braces.
• • Instruct patients in caring for their injuries, understand and adjust traction equipment (skin & skeletal) and be able to adjust crutches, walkers, and other aids and provide instructions to patients in their use
• • Attend to surgical patients-remove plasters and traction, prepare limb (wash & sanitize)
• • Pre-surgical patient preparation- prepare equipment, position patient on operating table
• • Proper equipment management- preparation, usage, cleaning and storage.
• • Assist physicians in the manipulation of fractures
• • Assist physicians with patient care; properly fit and apply pre-operative braces, crutches, and other soft goods; assists in preparation for and application of casts and orthopedic appliances; changes dressings, remove sutures, casts and splints.
• • Assists physicians and nurses with Orthopedic procedures, including wound care, aspirations, minor surgical procedures, fracture reductions etc; instructs patients in casts and traction care and the use of orthopedic appliances
• • Maintains clean and well stocked casts and soft goods room; orders special supplies and or equipment
• • Coordinates data collection resources for the clinic information systems

Required Skills

• • Ability to exert average physical effort
• • Ability to work effectively under stress or emergency situations
• • Ability to sit or stand for extended period of time
• • Ability to push, pull, squat, twist, turn, lift, bend, stoop and reach overhead.
• • Ability to acquire knowledge of health care and medical procedures including terminology
• • Good oral communication skills.
• • Good time management skills.

Qualifications

• • Four (4) CSEC subjects including Mathematics and English language
• • One (1) year experience in an approve health care hospital

Additional Information and Instructions

Applications letter along with resumé should be submitted no later than Tuesday, 2025 February 11 to: The Director, Human Resource Management & Development North East Regional Health Authority 34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre Ocho Rios, St. Ann 📧 Email: jobs@nerha.gov.jm 📠 Fax: (876) 795-2747 ⭐ Subject: Orthopaedic Technician - (HTAC/HT 2) 🙏 Note: We thank all applicants for responding; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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