Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Why Shriners?

• 4 locations ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedics
  Winner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)
  $20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research

About Shriners Children’s Philadelphia

Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions, and spine injuries.

• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia
• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Joint Commission accredited
• EMR: Cerner (OR), Epic (Clinic), Fully transitioning to EPIC in 2025
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023 & 2024) 
  • The HX Guardian of Excellence Award® honors organizations who have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinical quality performance awarded annually based on one year of data.
• Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award (2024)
  • The HX Pinnacle of Excellence Award® is given to the four top-performing organizations in each category based on extraordinary achievement. The award recognizes those who have maintained consistently high levels of excellence over three years in patient experience, employee engagement, physician engagement, or clinical quality performance.
• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania

Provides assistance to the medical staff in the application, maintenance and removal of casts, traction and other splint or motion devices as ordered. Informs patients/families, staff and students about the use and care of casts and traction devices. 

Demonstrates competency in the independent application and/or assistance with the application of a variety of wet plaster, fiberglass, soft casts, cast boots, and cast removal under the direction of the physician.

Responsible for assisting assigned Care Manager with nurse aide skills supporting the medical plan of care, as well as facilitating patient registration and appointment scheduling. Cast Tech will also support the Puerto Rico Clinic in a supporting role as defined by the Director of Outpatient Services. Duties to be assigned by the Care Manager assigned to a specific clinic specialty.

Medical Assistant Certificate preferred, OR

Orthopedic Cast Technician program completions. 

One year of experience as Orthopedic Technician, OR

One year of related work experience. 

BLS required. 

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. 

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.