Assist patients with disabling conditions of limbs and spine or with partial or total absence of limb by fitting and preparing orthopedic braces or prostheses.
- Orthopedic Assistant
- Orthotics Assistant
- Orthotist
- Prosthetics Assistant
- Prosthetist
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- Confer with physicians in order to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthopedic and/or prosthetic devices.
- Construct and fabricate appliances or supervise others who are constructing the appliances.
- Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions, and examination and measurement of patients.
- Examine, interview, and measure patients in order to determine their appliance needs, and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
- Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
- Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and prostheses.
- Maintain patients' records.
- Make and modify plaster casts of areas that will be fitted with prostheses or orthoses, for use in the device construction process.
- Publish research findings, and present them at conferences and seminars.
- Repair, rebuild, and modify prosthetic and orthopedic appliances.
- Research new ways to construct and use orthopedic and prosthetic devices.
- Select materials and components to be used, based on device design.
- Show and explain orthopedic and prosthetic appliances to healthcare workers.
- Train and supervise orthopedic and prosthetic assistants and technicians, and other support staff.
- Update skills and knowledge by attending conferences and seminars.
- administer medications or treatments
- analyze medical data
- collect clinical data
- communicate technical information
- fit patients for prosthetic device, using static or dynamic alignment
- identify body response variations
- maintain dental or medical records
- make presentations on health or medical issues
- observe patient condition
- use interpersonal communication techniques
- use knowledge of medical terminology
- use sales techniques
- use sanitation practices in health care settings
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