Job opportunity
Orthotic Technician Graduate Internship
Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
Build orthotic technician experience at Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre through supervised clinical learning. Support orthotic care for inpatients and outpatients.
As an Orthotic Technician Graduate, you will learn within Rehabilitation and Supportive Care Services under a certified clinician or registered technician. The internship supports evaluation, treatment planning, individualized design, custom fabrication, implementation, and maintenance of orthoses and prostheses. You will collaborate with the inter-professional health care team while helping patients pursue orthotic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Participate as a learner member of the clinical health team
Support orthotic and prosthetic care for inpatients and outpatients
Learn individualized design and custom fabrication processes
Assist with implementation and maintenance of orthoses
Work under registered technician or certified clinician supervision
Requirements:
Two-year diploma from an OPC-approved technician or clinical program
Register with Orthotics Prosthetics Canada for residency or internship
Experience with patients having physical and cognitive impairments
Strong manual dexterity, problem-solving, organizational, and computer skills
Understanding of privacy, confidentiality, and infection-control procedures
Develop supervised orthotic care skills while progressing toward Orthotics Prosthetics Canada licensing examination eligibility at Nova Scotia Health.
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Apply on source site As an Orthotic Technician Graduate, you will learn within Rehabilitation and Supportive Care Services under a certified clinician or registered technician. The internship supports evaluation, treatment planning, individualized design, custom fabrication, implementation, and maintenance of orthoses and prostheses. You will collaborate with the inter-professional health care team while helping patients pursue orthotic goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Participate as a learner member of the clinical health team
Support orthotic and prosthetic care for inpatients and outpatients
Learn individualized design and custom fabrication processes
Assist with implementation and maintenance of orthoses
Work under registered technician or certified clinician supervision
Requirements:
Two-year diploma from an OPC-approved technician or clinical program
Register with Orthotics Prosthetics Canada for residency or internship
Experience with patients having physical and cognitive impairments
Strong manual dexterity, problem-solving, organizational, and computer skills
Understanding of privacy, confidentiality, and infection-control procedures
Develop supervised orthotic care skills while progressing toward Orthotics Prosthetics Canada licensing examination eligibility at Nova Scotia Health.
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