Other medical technologists and technicians (except dental health) (NOC 3219)

Dietary technicians:

• help dietitians or nutritionists plan and supervise food service operations
• plan menus and diet for individuals or groups under the direction of a dietitian or nutritionist
• help supervise workers who prepare and serve food
• help patients select menu items
• help dietitians research food, nutrition and food service systems

Pharmacy technicians:

• assist pharmacists to maintain inventories of medications and prescription records of pharmaceutical products
• ensure the information on prescriptions is accurate, enter client information in databases and prepare medications for clients
• compound oral solutions, ointments and creams; bill third party insurers; and may help with scheduling and workflow

Ocularists:

• design, make and fit ocular prostheses and conformers, and may design and fabricate implants
• paint the iris and pupil of artificial eyes
• clean and restore ocular prostheses
• give patients information about the loss of depth perception and the care and use of ocular prostheses
• repair and maintain fabrication and laboratory equipment
• speak with ophthalmologists about insertion of eye prostheses

Prosthetists and orthotists:

• design, make and fit prosthetic and orthotic appliances such as artificial limbs, braces and supports
• interpret physicians’ specifications and examine and measure patients to develop working sketches of appliances
• make and modify plaster casts of areas to receive prostheses or orthoses
• fit, adjust and repair appliances
• tell patients about the use and care of prostheses and orthoses
• supervise and direct the activities of prosthetic and orthotic technicians

Prosthetic and orthotic technicians:

• put together or build prosthetic and orthotic appliances according to drawings, measurements and plaster casts, using a variety of materials such as metals, plastics and leathers
• repair, rebuild and modify prosthetic and orthotic appliances or orthopaedic footwear
• take the body or limb measurements of patients

Key aspects of the work in this group:

• Work is carried out in an indoor medical environment.
• Workers use equipment, instruments, machinery, power tools and hand tools that may pose a risk of accident or injury.