Personal Suitability

Effective interpersonal skills; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Interpersonal awareness; Dependability; Judgement; Organized

Prosthetists and Orthotists Skills

Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses; Make and modify plaster casts; Interpret physician's specification; Examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances; Design, build, fit and adjust prosthetic and orthotic appliances

Work Location Information Various locations

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling

Work Setting

Prosthetic device manufacturing companies; Prosthetics and orthotics laboratories

Additional Skills

Supervise and direct activities of other medical technologists or technicians; Help with scheduling and workflow

Experience Experience an asset

Education Other trades certificate or diploma;

Languages English