Location: Fullerton, CA

Start Date: 04-06-2026

End Date: 07-06-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Day)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $47 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide expert casting, splinting, and brace fitting in the dedicated outpatient casting room
• Treat an active caseload of roughly 10-15 casting patients per day with efficiency and compassion
• Perform cast saw work, univalving, wedging, windowing, removal, and trimming of casts
• Fit crutches, canes, and braces and deliver clear gait training and patient education
• Document care accurately in EPIC and communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team
• Maintain a safe, organized casting area and follow infection control and facility guidelines

Qualifications

• OTC certification from NBCOT required (OTC - NBCOT)
• Minimum 2 years of orthopedic or outpatient casting/splinting experience
• Outpatient clinic experience required
• Comfortable charting in EPIC
• BLS certification preferred
• Pending state license is not accepted; active applicable credentials required
• Locals and travel clinicians both accepted

Education

• OTC certification (NBCOT) required

Knowledge & Skills

• Casting techniques: fiberglass, synthetic, cylinder, gauntlet, long arm, short arm and short leg casts
• Splint fabrication: long arm posterior, thumb spica, foot muff, gutter and hand muff splints
• Cast modifications: univalve, wedging, windowing, trim and remove
• Bracing and immobilizers: hinged knee, shoulder immobilizer, wrist braces, velcro knee braces
• Mobility aids: crutch and cane fitting, gait training
• Patient education skills to ensure safe home care and compliance
• Familiarity with cast saw safety and blade replacement
• Efficient documentation in EPIC

Benefits

• A collaborative, supportive team that values YOU and your hands-on expertise
• Flexible 13-week travel contract options with locals welcome
• Professional growth: opportunities to sharpen casting, splinting, and bracing skills
• Licensure assistance and certification support when applicable
• Work-life balance with weekdays-only schedule and no weekend requirement
• Exposure to high outpatient volume for rapid skill development (10-15 casting patients/day)
• EPIC charting experience in a busy outpatient clinic environment

Travel Perks: Explore Fullerton, CA

Explore Fullerton and nearby Orange County while on contract: stroll the Fullerton Arboretum and charming Downtown Fullerton dining and breweries, catch a show at the historic Fox Fullerton Theatre, or take quick weekend trips to Disneyland and Anaheim. Beach days are easy with Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach within driving distance. For nature lovers, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve and local hiking trails offer fresh-air escapes. Museums, local markets, and easy access to Los Angeles and San Diego make this a great home base for adventure between shifts.

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