Everything we do is underscored by a why — and that why is one another.

Location:

Altru Clinic 1300 S. Columbia Rd. Grand Forks, ND 58201

Pay Range: $18.82 - $28.23

Summary:

The Prosthetic/Orthotic Technician is responsible for the overall fabrication, repair, and maintenance of prosthetic and orthotic devices. This position is also responsible for shop cleanliness, safety, and production flow.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assesses prosthetic technical requirements, including physical assessment data, range of motion, prosthetic requirements, material selection, etc.

• Formulates fabrication requirements through consultation, analysis of design needs, and development of functional goals.

• Complies with practice management plans, policies, and procedures.

• Utilizes a maintenance follow-up plan that ensures successful outcomes, patient health, and quality of life.

• Provides education and training to enhance knowledge of prosthetic care.

• Implements fabrication requirements , including application of physical data, material selection, fabrication, evaluation, and assessment.

• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Within 90 Days of Start Date | Learning Management System

Language Requirements:

This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.

Physical Demands :

• Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)

• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)

• Stoop/Bend: Frequently (34-66%)

• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)

• Crawl: Rarely (1-4%)

• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Twist: Frequently (34-66%)

• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)

• See: Continuously (67-100%)

• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands:

• Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Medium (20-40 pounds)

• Carry: Medium (20-40 pounds)

• Push/Pull: Medium (20-40 pounds)

• Slide/Transfer: Medium (20-40 pounds)

Working Conditions:

• Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)

• Outdoor: Not Applicable

• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position:

Infrequent Driver

Reference ID: R7753

Making a real difference. For one another.

To take the best care of our patients and community — including friends, family, and neighbors — we need people who are committed to growth, excellence, and one another.

At Altru, you’ll find a culture where support and teamwork are at the heart of what we do. You’ll have opportunities to advance your skills, work with the latest technologies, experience the fulfillment that comes from giving back, and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join our team and be a part of a small community with a big heart.

Altru offers a comprehensive benefits package to its full- and part-time employees. Excellent benefits include a health plan and 401(k) retirement plan. Other benefits include a dental plan, vision plan, life and disability insurance, education assistance, paid time off (PTO)