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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| prosthetist-orthotist | Occupational skill for the role 'prosthetist-orthotist' (also: prosthetic technologist, certified prosthetist, technologist in prosthetics, prosthetic technician, expert prosthetist, clinical prosthetist). Use when the user asks for typical prosthetist-orthotist work such as: Examine, interview, and measure patients 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. |
Prosthetist-Orthotist
Prosthetist-orthotists design and custom fit prostheses and orthoses for individuals who are missing a limb from accident, disease or congenital conditions or for individuals who have impairments, deficiences or weaknesses due to injury, pathology or congenital malformation. They mix patient care with the design and fabrication of these devices to address their patients' needs.
Core workflow
- Examine, interview, and measure patients 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.
- Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
- Maintain patients' records.
- Make and modify plaster casts of areas to be fitted with prostheses or orthoses to guide the device construction process.
- Select materials and components to be used, based on device design.
- Confer with physicians to formulate specifications and prescriptions for orthopedic or prosthetic devices.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advise on rehabilitation exercises
- answer patients' questions
- archive healthcare users' records
- biomechanics
- collect healthcare user's general data
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- contribute to continuity of health care
- contribute to the rehabilitation process
- create lifecasts
- design medical supportive devices
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- human anatomy
Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/929b5c9d-2fbf-44f2-980d-2ac6c0dc212f), ONET 30.3 (29-2091.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*