Clinical Assistant

Location: Springfield, Illinois
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Starting Pay: $19.00 per hour

Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics is hiring a Clinical Assistant for our Springfield clinic.

This is an entry-level opportunity for someone who wants to work directly with patients, learn specialized clinical skills, and build a long-term career in orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics. You will work alongside certified clinicians while gaining experience with patient care, orthotic fitting, therapeutic footwear, casting, medical-device preparation, and clinical documentation.

Previous O&P experience is not required. We are looking for someone who is dependable, compassionate, comfortable working with their hands, and motivated to learn.

This position could be a strong fit for:

• Certified Nursing Assistants
• Medical Assistants
• Physical Therapy or Rehabilitation Aides
• Athletic Trainers
• Kinesiology or Exercise Science graduates
• Individuals with other hands-on healthcare experience

• Receive hands-on training and mentorship from certified O&P clinicians.
• Work directly with patients in a specialized outpatient setting.
• Learn how orthotic, prosthetic, and pedorthic devices are prepared, fitted, and adjusted.
• Gain supervised clinical experience that may apply toward future certification requirements.
• Receive financial assistance for approved certification courses and examinations.
• Follow a structured pathway toward greater clinical responsibility and advancement.
• Join an established, growing healthcare organization committed to employee development and patient outcomes.

• Assist certified clinicians with patient measurements, evaluations, device preparation, fitting support, and follow-up care within your training and permitted scope.
• Help patients and caregivers understand device use, wear schedules, care instructions, and follow-up expectations.
• Identify fit, comfort, or device concerns and communicate them promptly to the supervising clinician.
• Support casting, basic lab work, therapeutic footwear services, device preparation, and minor adjustments as trained.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation supporting patient care, reimbursement, and compliance.
• Assist with inventory management, supply coordination, and clinic organization.
• Maintain a clean and safe clinical environment in accordance with HIPAA, OSHA, Medicare, infection-control, and organizational standards.
• Participate actively in training, mentorship, and ongoing performance feedback.

All clinical activities are performed under the direction and supervision of an appropriately credentialed clinician and in accordance with applicable state regulations and certification standards.

This position is designed to help a motivated employee develop specialized skills and explore several professional pathways within orthotics, prosthetics, and pedorthics.

Depending on your interests, performance, education, and completion of applicable certification requirements, potential pathways may include:

• ABC Certified Orthotic Assistant (COA)
• ABC Certified Prosthetic Assistant (CPA)
• ABC Certified Prosthetic-Orthotic Assistant (CPOA)

For individuals whose long-term goal is to become an ABC-Certified Prosthetist Orthotist (CPO) , this role offers valuable exposure to the profession before pursuing the required accredited graduate education, NCOPE-accredited residency, and ABC certification examinations.

Certification eligibility and advancement are subject to applicable education, supervised-experience, examination, performance, and organizational requirements.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Strong interest in healthcare, direct patient care, and professional development.
• Comfort working directly with patients in a hands-on clinical environment.
• Manual dexterity and an interest in learning how medical devices are prepared, fitted, and adjusted.
• Basic computer and documentation skills.
• Strong communication, organization, reliability, and follow-through.
• Willingness to accept coaching and apply feedback.
• Ability to stand, bend, and assist patients throughout…