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O*NET detailed work activityAdjust prostheses or other assistive devices
Stays humanHands-on care
8 jobs9 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performance, under the O*NET work activity group Handling and Moving Objects. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 1 AI-assist, 8 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Fit, test, and evaluate devices on patients, and make adjustments for proper fit, function, and comfort.
- Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
- Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- Repair, rebuild, and modify prosthetic and orthopedic appliances.
- Make and fit prosthetic appliances.
- Adjust settings on patients' assistive devices, such as temporary pacemakers.
- Evaluate, fit, or adjust prosthetic or orthotic devices or recommend modification to orthotist.