MEDICAL APPLIANCE MAKERS: Construct, fit, maintain, and repair medical supportive devices, such as braces, artificial limbs, and arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances, following the prescriptions and specifications of Orthotists, Prosthetists, or Podiatrists. May instruct patients in the use of the device.

• Administer medications/treatments
• Analyze medical data
• Analyze patient activity
• Analyze therapy response
• Apply anatomy theory
• Apply clinical problem solving techniques
• Apply disabilities theory
• Apply human anatomy & physiology knowledge
• Apply human developmental disease theory
• Apply human disabilities theory
• Apply human growth/development theory
• Apply human kinesiology theory
• Apply interpersonal communication techniques
• Apply medical office procedures
• Apply patient care procedures
• Apply physiological knowledge
• Apply sanitation practices to health care
• Comprehend, apply & communicate technical information
• Construct medical supportive devices
• Fit medical supportive devices
• Keep records & maintain files
• Maintain medical supportive devices
• Refer clients to community services
• Repair medical supportive devices
• Understand & use medical terminology
• Use computer keyboard
• Use medical equipment in direct patient care