Build orthotic technician experience at Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Rehabilitation and Arthritis Centre through supervised clinical learning. Support orthotic care for inpatients and outpatients.

As an Orthotic Technician Graduate, you will learn within Rehabilitation and Supportive Care Services under a certified clinician or registered technician. The internship supports evaluation, treatment planning, individualized design, custom fabrication, implementation, and maintenance of orthoses and prostheses. You will collaborate with the inter-professional health care team while helping patients pursue orthotic goals.

Key Responsibilities:

- Participate as a learner member of the clinical health team
- Support orthotic and prosthetic care for inpatients and outpatients
- Learn individualized design and custom fabrication processes




- Assist with implementation and maintenance of orthoses
- Work under registered technician or certified clinician supervision

Requirements:

- Two-year diploma from an OPC-approved technician or clinical program
- Register with Orthotics Prosthetics Canada for residency or internship
- Experience with patients having physical and cognitive impairments
- Robust manual dexterity, problem-solving, organizational, and computer skills
- Understanding of privacy, confidentiality, and infection-control procedures

Develop supervised orthotic care skills while progressing toward Orthotics Prosthetics Canada licensing examination eligibility at Nova Scotia Health.

📌 Orthotic Technician Graduate Internship (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality