Orthotist/Prosthetist

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Orthotist/Prosthetist
Place of Performance: Japan

General Description:

• This position specializes primarily in providing care to patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and spine by fitting them with orthotic devices (orthopedic shoes or braces).
• This position specializes primarily in providing care to patients with partial or total absence of a limb by fitting them with prosthetic devices (artificial limbs).

Specific Tasks:

• Attend clinic and participate as a fully participating member of the treatment team with considerable influence in the development of the treatment plan.
• Conduct clinical patient analyses such as gait, range of motion, and lifestyle for patients with a wide range of complex medical conditions which include unusual problems or complications and to design unique or innovative devices to accommodate those conditions.
• Apply materials such as plastics, composites, metals, and leather used in fabrication in order to design and fabricate prescribed devices considering new and emerging technologies.
• Recognize physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life-threatening implications.
• Provide patient evaluation, prosthesis design, fabrication, fitting and modification to treat limb loss for purposes of restoring physiological function and/or cosmesis.

Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree.
• Education: Graduate from an accredited program with a major study in prosthetics and orthotics approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) and completion of a National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE) accredited residency program.
• Certification: Certified by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics or the Board for Orthotist/Prosthetist Certification.
• Experience: One year of experience within the last two years in orthotics and/or prosthetics.