Prosthetic Technician
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Day
Salary: $20.00 Hourly for 40 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: 2014/06/01
Location: Windsor, Ontario (1 vacancy)
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of high school, Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Completion of university
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Not required
Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Work Setting: Clinics
Area of Specialization: Orthotics, Prosthetics
Specific Prosthetists and Orthotists Skills: Design, build, fit and repair prosthetic and orthotic appliances, Examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances, Advise patients in the use and care of prostheses and orthoses, Surface finishing, mould making and polymerization techniques, Make and modify plaster casts
Specific Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician Skills: 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
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Repetitive tasks, Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye co-ordination, Fast-paced environment, Walking, Standing for extended periods, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Ability to distinguish between colours, Work under pressure, Physically demanding
Transportation/Travel Information: Valid driver's licence
Essential Skills: Reading text, Numeracy, Writing, Communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Computer use, Continuous learning
Languages: English
Other Languages: Italian
Employer: Loewen Prosthetic Services Ltd.

How to Apply: By E-mail: brockl@mnsi.net Advertised until: 2014/09/13