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Orthotist-Prosthetist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 13 days ago
Hybrid Baltimore, MD $47K – $111K Apply by Sep 13, 2026 Orthotist And Prosthetist ESFJINFJISFJISTJ Healthcare
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The general responsibility of the Non-Supervisory Orthotist-Prosthetist is to provide the most complex clinical and laboratory prosthetic and orthotic services to disabled patients. (1) vacancy at Loch Raven VAMC Baltimore and (1) vacancy at Baltimore, MD VA.
What You'll Do
- →MAJOR DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES include but not limited to: Follows established regulations and procedures to insure patient privacy.
- →Identifies biomechanical condition.
- →Conducts gait analysis, range of motion, coordination and balance, motor skills, and clinical assessment studies in accordance with occupational principles for unusual conditions, multiple complex interrelated conditions, etc. · Interviews patients to determine expectations, lifestyle, home/work environment, ability to use the device.
- →Takes necessary measurements, casts or scans to develop positive molds of the affected area of the body, which are used to create the orthosis and/or prosthesis.
- →Recognizes physical abnormalities, deviations, and complicating conditions with potentially life threatening implications.
- →Assesses patient for indications/contra-indications of appropriate treatment protocols And discusses the assessment with the physician/requesting provider for purposes of developing the overall treatment plan.
- →Has considerable influence in the development of the plan.
- →Considers new and emerging technologies in designing unique or innovative devices to accommodate or treat a wide range of complex medical conditions, which include unusual problems or complications.
- →Considering the information developed through the assessment as well as time management workload considerations, designs custom devices using standard components to optimize patient performance for difficult and complex conditions; may include CAD/CAM systems.
- →Selects materials and components to be used in fabrication of the device and determines appropriate equipment to be used in fabrication of the device or minor modification to orthotic devices and or goods.
- →Fabricates components, or selects and modifies components, and assembles these into the finished device and or works with commercial vendors on fabrication orders.
- →Working knowledge of CAD/CAM system as appropriate in this process and can performs preliminary alignment.
- →Fits the device on the patient, assures preliminary alignment, and performs subsequent dynamic alignment.
- →Assesses and/or modifies fit and function of the device as fabricated and makes appropriate modifications to insure optimum patient outcome.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
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