Orthotists & Prosthetists
Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.
Also called: Certified Prosthetist (CP), Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist (CPO), Orthotist, Orthotist/Prosthetist
Knowledge:
- customer service
- management
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Skills:
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Self Control
- Cooperation
Technology:
- Gait analysis software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Ohio Willow Wood OMEGA Tracer System
Education:
certificate after college
