Prosthetist
Description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are cultivating a WARP Multidisciplinary Clinic and looking to staff Prosthetist to provide their services to veterans in our Rockville, MD headquarters. The Prosthetist is expected to perform the following:   

 

  • Complete prosthetic evaluations and functional-needs assessments.
  • Participate in pre-amputation and post-amputation care planning when requested.
  • Develop device recommendations consistent with diagnosis, goals, environment and payer requirements.
  • Take measurements, casts and digital scans.
  • Design, fit, align and adjust prosthetic devices.
  • Assess socket fit, skin integrity, comfort, gait and component performance.
  • Coordinate with physicians, PTs, OTs, kinesiotherapists and wound-care providers.
  • Train patients and caregivers in device use, maintenance and safety.
  • Document medical necessity and support prior authorization.
  • Manage repair, replacement and follow-up schedules.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary limb-loss clinics and outcome reviews.



Requirements

 Minimum qualifications

  • Master’s degree in orthotics and prosthetics from a CAAHEP-accredited program or an accepted equivalent.
  • Current ABC Certified Prosthetist credential, or CPO credential if practicing both disciplines.
  • Completion of applicable residency and examination requirements.
  • Compliance with all Maryland, Medicare and payer credentialing requirements applicable at the time of hire.

ABC eligibility includes graduate education, clinical residency and certification examinations. ABC prosthetist/orthotist eligibility


Preferred qualifications

  • Experience with upper- and lower-extremity prostheses.
  • Experience with Veterans, active adults and pediatric patients.
  • Microprocessor, myoelectric and adaptive-sports expertise.
  • Medicare and VA Community Care documentation experience.

Performance indicators

  • Successful fitting and device utilization.
  • Comfort, skin integrity and functional outcomes.
  • Delivery and authorization turnaround time.
  • Repair and remake rates.
  • Patient satisfaction.
  • Interdisciplinary follow-through.
Salary Description
$75,000 - $110,000