Job Summary
Orthotic and prosthetic residents spend one year attending to patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient and outpatient, as an extension of their education and an opportunity to learn from trained, clinical staff. Residents are not certified, cannot bill directly for their services, and must have a certified clinician countersign all patient encounter notes.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
Clinical Experience:
- Each resident will shadow a UMOPC clinician as he/she attends to his/her various roles. As each clinician has primary responsibility for a particular clinic, this allows the resident to concentrate on a specific aspect of Orthotic-Prosthetic practice for a sufficient time.
- Residents cover on-call service on weekends under the direction of and accompanied by a certified clinician as an opportunity to experience unique situations not available during normal clinic hours.
- Responsible for patient evaluation, casting, measurement, design and fitting of orthoses and prostheses, under direction of certified clinician.
- Learn to complete proper patient education, device coding and documentation in the provided electronic health record.
- Learn to coordinate rehabilitation activities with medical staff and other health care disciplines
Research Experience:
- Each resident is required to produce a directed study during the year's program. The directed study should be geared toward submission for publication or presentation at a national or regional meeting.
Required Qualifications*
- Each candidate must possess a Baccalaureate or Master degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics from an NCOPE accredited program, or a Baccalaureate degree and a post graduate certificate in an NCOPE accredited Orthotics and/or Prosthetics program.
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, Days
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.