{"id":4893,"date":"2024-03-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=4893"},"modified":"2026-06-27T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T02:01:23","slug":"orthotist-prosthetist-technician","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/orthotist-prosthetist-technician\/","title":{"rendered":"Orthotist-Prosthetist Technician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18160 (NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv)<br \/>\n22532 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Non Supv)<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASS SERIES CONCEPT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perform the fabrication of prosthetic and orthotic devices for patients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fabricate prosthetic and orthotic devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under general supervision, fabricate, fit, and repair prosthetic and orthotic devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perform fabrication techniques for prosthetic and orthotic devices including lamination procedures, finishing processes for orthoses and prostheses, prosthetic bench alignment, vacuuming forming of orthoses and prosthesis and cast preparation;<\/p>\n<p>Maintain laboratory inventory and equipment; order materials and equipment as needed;<\/p>\n<p>Maintain a safe and clean working environment;<\/p>\n<p>Fit footwear and fit and fabricate foot orthoses following specific patient requirements;<\/p>\n<p>Provide patient and family education in the use and maintenance of foot orthoses, footwear and prostheses;<\/p>\n<p>Document work performed for patient billing following current billing procedures;<\/p>\n<p>Perform related duties as required.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of an accredited Orthotics-Prosthetics Technician program.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>01\/03\/1973: New Class<br \/>\n07\/02\/1990: Revise MQ<br \/>\n05\/15\/1998: Revise Title, Class, and MQ<br \/>\n05\/01\/2000: New to CSA<br \/>\n06\/01\/2005: CSR Class Conversion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP 18160 (NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv) 22532 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Non Supv) CLASS SERIES CONCEPT Perform the fabrication of prosthetic and orthotic devices for patients. BASIC FUNCTION Fabricate prosthetic and orthotic devices. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under general supervision, fabricate, fit, and repair prosthetic and orthotic devices. TYPICAL WORK Perform fabrication techniques for prosthetic and orthotic devices including lamination procedures, finishing processes for orthoses and prostheses, prosthetic bench alignment, vacuuming forming of orthoses and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4893","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11539,"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4893\/revisions\/11539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}