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Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $Not stated

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Practitioner Assistant (*San Jose, CA)Job ID: 2012-3373# Positions: 1Job Location: US-CA-San JosePosted Date: 8/30/2012Category: Technician Apply for this job:* Apply for this jobonline(you will receive a confirmation email once you have successfully applied for a job) OR* Email this job to a friendShare|IMPORTANT: There is a chance our confirmation email as well as subsequent email correspondence sent to you by one of our recruiters will be discarded by your spam filter. Once applying for a position, please check your inbox for our auto-acknowledgment email. If you don''t see the email, look in your junk-mail folder. If you find it there, please mark the email as Not Junk and add to your address book. Please continue to monitor your inbox and junk/SPAM folder while you remain under consideration for a position.More information about this job:Overview:Assist practitioner in providing patient care services by fitting selected orthotic and prosthetic devices and performing other assigned tasks.Responsibilities:Essential Functions*:* Assist practitioners with patient care. * Prepare a room and patient for treatment, make and modify molds, perform technical fabrication, and complete administrative tasks.* Complete and maintain accurate documentation of patient care provided.* Evaluate selected orthotic and prosthetic needs of patients, measure cast and fit and adjust devices.* Perform selected patient care procedures, including the fitting of soft good items.* Provide alterations to the fitting of soft good items, if necessary.* Provide patient follow-up for selected orthotic and prosthetic patients.* Perform shipping, receiving and monitor inventory and other clerical tasks.* Contact vendors to order prosthetic and orthotic materials.* Subject to limitations imposed by state and/or local law.Additional Responsibilities:* Maintain a clean, safe and orderly work environment.* Adhere to all safety regulations; compliance with Medicare and other governmental regulations; compliance with blood borne and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements.* Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.Required Skills & Abilities:* Ability to follow written and verbal directions.* Hand skills necessary to use laboratory tools safely and effectively.* Knowledge of biomechanical principles.* Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills for reporting information to patient and staff.* Effective organizational skills and ability to prioritize and plan for the purpose of meeting deadlines.* Ability to work effectively as a team member.Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.* Ability to lift patients using biomedical techniques frequently throughout the course of a work day/shift; must be capable of easily lifting fifty (50) pounds of weight alone.* Ability to walk, bend, stand, and reach constantly during a work day/shift.* Visual acuity (near and distant) sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people, and understand written direction. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.* Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand and give directions.* Ability to push wheeled equipment throughout the facility.* Fine motor skills adequate for scheduling and preparing patients, equipment, and supplies for treatment.* Ability to participate in sustained activities while seated and standing for many hours in duration in accordance with state labor laws.Qualifications:Required Credentials:* High school diploma or GED required.* Completion of internal or external training course, usually one year of study* Six months on-the-job traini

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