§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

healthcare assistant

Healthcare assistants work in teams of nurses within the occupational fields of nursing, social care, clinical care and care of people of all age-groups.

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Description

Healthcare assistants work in teams of nurses within the occupational fields of nursing, social care, clinical care and care of people of all age-groups. Healthcare assistants assist in the promotion and restoration of patients' health by providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends and families.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

older adults' needs sterilization techniques disability care geriatrics disability types

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

provide basic support to patients comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice contribute to continuity of health care empathise with the healthcare user communicate with nursing staff educate on the prevention of illness use e-health and mobile health technologies interact with healthcare users inform policy makers on health-related challenges support nurses provide health education promote inclusion respond to changing situations in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams monitor basic patients signs follow clinical guidelines manage healthcare users' data comply with legislation related to health care work in a multicultural environment in health care work under supervision in care identify abnormalities develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations accept own accountability have computer literacy advise on healthcare users' informed consent apply organisational techniques listen actively work with nursing staff adhere to organisational guidelines convey medical routine information

OPTIONALOptional competences

perform cleaning duties support individuals to adjust to physical disability communicate in foreign languages with health service providers distribute meals to patients use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves use technical equipment for sterilisation assist in the administration of medication to elderly

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)