General Technician- Orthopedic Support

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Provision of Orthopedic Technician  services with the view of ensuring customer satisfaction.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

1. Ensure efficient and effective cast rectification
2. Filling of the negative cast
3. Maintain the inventory of equipment and supplies daily, ensuring the inventory is secure and accounted for and reporting to your supervisor needed supplies to keep inventory at proper levels.
4. Maintain records of all work requested and completed
5. General care for tools, machines, and equipment.
6. Ensure that allocated areas of maintenance are maintained daily.
7. Embrace adopted methods of organizing the workplace.
8. Drapping/ preparing the positive cast for lamination and finishing of the appliance
9. Preparation of leather straps
10. Assist the Orthopedic technicians in repairs of prostheses and orthoses
11. Understand and stay current with emerging technologies toward better appliance fabrications
12. Ordering and dispensing supplies needed for the fabrication with the assistance of the orthopedic technologists where needed.
13. Ensure adherence to scheduled job hours, lunch, and tea breaks.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Skills in Shoe Making,thermoforming, lamination, metal bending, leatherwork and router operation
2. Having worked in an orthopedic workshop, especially either doing fabrication or assembling of the appliances, as an added advantage
3. Skills/ certificate in design and technology.
4. A strong knowledge and expertise in the different materials and equipment involved in prosthetic and orthotic care.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
1. High integrity and good character.
2.         Good professionalism and work ethic.
3.         Strong interpersonal skills
4.         Ability to communicate effectively.
5.         Tactful, empathetic, courteous.
6.         Ability to prioritize responsibilities.
7.         Strong communication skills.
8.         Strong sense of responsibility.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The employee must perform all duties conforming to appropriate safety and security standards.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential duties of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.
The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly.
Specific vision abilities this position requires include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to:
Frequently standing, talking, hearing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms.
Occasionally, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.