Other medical technologists and technicians

Example job titles

• dietary technician
• food and nutrition technician - dietetics
• ocularist
• ocularist technician
• orthotic technician
• orthotist
• prosthetic technician
• prosthetist

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Dietary technicians
• Assist dietitians or nutritionists to plan and supervise food service operations
• Plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist
• Assist in the supervision of personnel who prepare and serve food
• Help patients select menu items
• Assist dietitians with research in food, nutrition and food service systems.
• Ocularists
• Design, fabricate and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants
• Paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes

Employment requirements

• Dietary technicians require completion of a two- to three-year college program in dietary technology and supervised practical training.
• Ocularists require completion of the education program of the American Society of Ocularists and supervised practical training or a five-year supervised practical training program under a certified ocularist.
• Certification by the National Examining Board of Ocularists is usually required.
• Prosthetists and orthotists require a two-year college program in prosthetics and orthotics technology and three years of supervised practical training.
• Certification by the Canadian Board of Certification of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CBCPO) may be required.
• Prosthetic and orthotic technicians usually require a two- to three- year college program in prosthetics and orthotics and one to two years of supervised practical training or completion of secondary school and up to four years of supervised practical training under a certified prosthetist or orthotist.
• Registration with the Canadian Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (CAPO) may be required.

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