Assessment Requirements for HLTAHCS002 Assist with health assessments

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Assessment Requirements for HLTAHCS002 Assist with health assessments

Modification History

Not applicable.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

discuss and confirm the health assessment requirements of three different Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients with the attending health practitioner

for each of the three clients:

assist with culturally safe communications throughout all client interactions

assist with the collection of information about their medical and social history and presenting problems

assist with head to toe physical examinations

assist with social and emotional wellbeing discussions and assessments

discuss assessment outcomes with the practitioner

assist with delivery of information about assessment outcomes and advice for medical treatments and other interventions

across the three client assessments collectively, assist the practitioner to:

set up and handle a total of four different types of health assessment equipment

collect a total of two samples for tests

explain one assessment tool designed to evaluate emotional wellbeing.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

organisational policies and procedures for:

maintaining client confidentiality

obtaining informed consent for health assessments, examinations and tests

organisational responsibilities and role boundaries of those involved in health assessments:

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners

medical practitioners, registered nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary care team

techniques used to assist parties to communicate:

discussing issues in a logical sequence with an opening and concluding discussion

recognising factors that affect communications including cultural differences, age, gender and level of language ability

using appropriate plain language, technical terminology and sentence structure to ask questions and convey information suited to needs including rephrasing statements and questions

asking for clarification

using verbal and non-verbal responses

key information collected and recorded in medical histories

key elements of physical examinations and tests completed during cyclical general health assessments and:

types of equipment used, sufficient to recognise and assist to set up and handle

different types of infection control precautions and when these would be used for different types of physical examinations and tests

key features of assessment tools used to evaluate emotional wellbeing and how these contribute to an overall assessment

structure and overall functions of the major body systems:

circulatory system

digestive system

endocrine system

immune system

integumentary system

musculoskeletal system

nervous system

reproductive system for females and males

respiratory system

urinary system

basic health terminology, abbreviations and plain language usage that relates to:

common pathology tests and medical scans

common short term and uncomplicated infections (those that would generally respond to a course of treatment or ongoing self-care)

chronic and communicable diseases of high incidence in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander populations:

cardiovascular disease

chronic respiratory disease, including asthma and obstructive lung disease

chronic kidney disease

chronic liver disease

cancer

diabetes

musculoskeletal conditions, including arthritis

eye, ear and oral disease

sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

blood borne viruses including HIV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C

communicable diseases of current significance in the local state, territory or local community

overview of health care plans sufficient to explain to clients:

why a plan is required; including need to manage ongoing health conditions and need to make lifestyle changes

how plans are developed in consultation with clients to suit their circumstances and needs

components of plans including clinical treatment, self-care strategies and management of lifestyle risk factors.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in a health service workplace within a multidisciplinary primary health care team.

Evidence of performance must be gathered:

during on-the-job assessments in the workplace under live conditions while interacting with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, or

during off-the-job assessments in the workplace, not under live conditions, using simulated activities while interacting with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Evidence of workplace performance can be gathered and reported through third party report processes. (Refer to the Companion Volume Implementation Guide for information on third party reporting.)

Evidence can be supplemented by assessments in a simulated workplace environment using simulated activities, scenarios or case studies only when:

the full range of situations covered by the unit cannot be provided in the individual’s workplace, or

situations covered by the unit occur only rarely in the individual’s workplace.

Assessment must ensure the use of:

personal protective equipment for infection control

medical equipment and consumables used for health assessments

clinical waste and sharps disposal bins

assessment tools used to evaluate emotional wellbeing

template forms or reports for documenting client histories, assessment details and results

organisational policies and procedures for:

maintaining client confidentiality

obtaining informed consent for health assessments, examinations and tests.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations requirements for assessors, and:

be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who has applied the skills and knowledge covered in this unit of competency through experience working as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander health worker or practitioner, or

be a registered health practitioner with experience relevant to this unit of competency and be accompanied by, or have assessments validated by, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705