Supervising Orthopedic Technician

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT

Inter‑Departmental Job Opportunity available for current Los Angeles County employees who have successfully finished their initial probationary period. Apply and join our ever‑growing workforce!

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Applications will be accepted starting Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (PT). The recruitment will remain open until service needs are met and may close without notice.

Unclassified employees who have attained permanent County status on a classified position by successful completion of the initial probationary period, with no break in service since leaving the classified service.

Or

Full‑time employees in the unclassified service with at least six months of full‑time experience in the unclassified service at the time of filing.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals – and expanded network of community partner clinics – DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion.

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Supervising Orthopedic Technician position within the Department. The position is responsible for the administrative and technical supervision of orthopedic technicians providing a full‑range of orthopedic services in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings and for ensuring these services are rendered.

• Provides first‑level administrative supervision to orthopedic technicians in the unit, such as determining shift assignments and work locations, completing employee performance evaluations, authorizing time‑off requests, and responding to first‑level resolution of employee grievances.
• Serves as a technical resource to technicians and medical staff on orthopedic devices.
• Prepares the annual budget request for the unit by projecting, estimating and justifying staffing and equipment needs; and submits this to supervisors for approval.
• Interviews and makes recommendations for the hiring of orthopedic technician personnel.
• Makes daily rounds to evaluate the quality of orthopedic technician work at all assigned locations.
• Consults with representatives of the biomedical section for the repair and modification of orthopedic equipment.
• Plans and prepares curricula and materials subject to the approval of the director of orthopedics, for the training of technicians, trainees, interns, and resident physicians in the proper use of orthopedic procedures and devices; may conduct training in the more advanced areas.
• Represents unit at nursing, medical and administrative meetings to discuss and/or resolve such matters as patient complaints, inter‑discipline problems, procedural and policy determination.
• Explains procedures to and guides patients and their families in the care of casts, strappings, dressings, orthotic/prosthetic devices, and/or traction modalities. Documents patient’s permanent medical record on all orthopedic procedures performed.
• Makes decision on all needed orthopedic equipment based on written orders from providers and a description of the patient’s injury in the absence of supervisory personnel. Plans the best method and selects proper orthopedic devices and equipment using orthopedic manual and/or standard practice.
• Maintains cast room and orthopedic equipment and devices. Checks examination room to ensure availability of proper equipment, medical record, or another appropriate document. Places orders in IRIS.
• Assists providers and orthopedic surgeons in operating rooms and/or emergency areas by applying casts, tractions, and splints or applying more specialized orthopedic devices.

Option I: Three (3) years of experience at the level of Orthopedic Technician planning, fabricating, applying, adjusting and removing orthopedic devices, including plaster and soft casts, tractions, orthotic/prosthetic modalities, and emergency splints.

Option II: One (1) year…