Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Ensure efficient and effective assessment, measurement and fitting of patients with orthopedic appliances that meet the standards set by the hospital. Both in the hospital and it’s mobile clinics.
• Participate in regular Continuous Medical Education activities within the department.
• Travel to mobile clinics to serve the patients.
• Maintain the inventory of equipment and supplies on a daily basis, ensuring the inventory is secure and accounted for and reporting to HOD needed supplies to keep inventory at proper levels.
• Maintain records of all work requested and completed; ensuring all work is recorded for proper billing.
• General care for tools, machines and equipment.
• Ensure that allocated areas of maintenance are maintained on a daily basis.
• Embrace adopted methods of organizing the workplace.
• Work towards zero customer complaints.
• Conduct counselling and patient education appropriately.
• Attend department staff meetings at all times.
• Full participation in the hospital’s staff spiritual development programs.
• Produce elbow crutches on a weekly basis.
• Ensure appropriate training to students on attachment.
• Approach the laid down strategic plans with a progressive attitude and actions.
• Adequately follow through department set objectives.
• Ensure compliance with set regulations towards staff safety.
• Provide educational presentations within the hospital as may be required.
• Understand and stay current with emerging technologies towards better patient services.
• Work with the head of department in budgeting for future equipment needs.