(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Orthotists and Prosthetists
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit. |
100
|
Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort. |
100
|
Instruct patients in the use and care of orthoses and prostheses. |
100
|
Maintain patients' records. |
100
|
Select materials and components to be used, based on device design. |
100
|
Update skills and knowledge by attending conferences and seminars. |
99
|
Confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthopedic or prosthetic devices. |
98
|
Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients. |
98
|
Repair, rebuild, and modify prosthetic and orthopedic appliances. |
96
|
Show and explain orthopedic and prosthetic appliances to healthcare workers. |
94
|
Construct and fabricate appliances or supervise others constructing the appliances. |
92
|
Make and modify plaster casts of areas that will be fitted with prostheses or orthoses, for use in the device construction process. |
92
|
Train and supervise support staff, such as orthopedic and prosthetic assistants and technicians. |
91
|
Research new ways to construct and use orthopedic and prosthetic devices. |
56
|
Publish research findings or present them at conferences and seminars. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
78
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
77
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
77
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
76
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
75
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
73
|
Thinking Creatively
|
68
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
68
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
67
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
66
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
65
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
65
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
64
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
64
|
Processing Information
|
63
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
62
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
61
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
60
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
60
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
60
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
60
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
59
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
59
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
59
|
Getting Information
|
54
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
53
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
52
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
52
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
51
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
49
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
49
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
47
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
47
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
45
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
43
|
Interacting With Computers
|
42
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
38
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
34
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
34
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|