certified orthotist (CO)
Your tasks
- Design prosthetic and orthotic devices, such as artificial limbs, braces or supports based on physicians' prescriptions and examination of patients.
- Ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate.
- Enter client information in databases.
- Fabricate prosthetic and orthotic appliances .
- Fit and make adjustments for proper fit and comfort.
- Repair, build and modify prosthetic or orthotic appliances or footwear.
- Assemble or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts.
- Take body or limb measurements of patients.
- Make and modify plaster casts.
Requirements
Education College/CEGEP. Orthotist/prosthetist.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses Membership in the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
Personal suitability
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Interpersonal awareness.
- Judgement.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Dedication.
1 year to less than 2 years.
What we offer
Employment terms options
- Flexible hours.
- Day.
Health benefits
- Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
Long term benefits Long-term care insurance.
Other benefits
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP).
- Free parking available.
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Other benefits.
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
- Parking available.
- Travel insurance.
Other
Work setting Remote location. Relocation costs covered by employer. Willing to relocate. Prosthetics and orthotics laboratories. Prosthetic device manufacturing companies.
Security and safety Criminal record check.