Job Details

The Orthotic and Prosthetic Unit of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery provides orthotic and prosthetic services in both the inpatient and outpatient environment. The department has three office locations providing off-the-shelf and custom orthopaedic devices. Working under general supervision of the Department Director and specific supervision of the unit Clinical Manager, the technician is responsible for assisting with the creation of custom prosthetic and orthotic devices by fabricating constituent parts and assembling those parts into completed devices. The technician is also responsible for stocking and ordering fabrication inventory and maintaining lab cleanliness. The fabrication of Orthotic and Prosthetic devices requires knowledge of and experience with plaster models, socket lamination, foam shaping, thermoforming plastics and other materials, the mechanical principles related to orthotic and prosthetic use and the mechanical and technical craftsmanship to use laboratory ...Technician, Mechanical, Technical, Clinical, Skills, Healthcare