Description
Assists with health care delivery to patients and clients in accordance with Tikanga Maori (Maori culture and custom).
Skill Level
2
Alternative Titles
NULL
Specializations
NULL
Skills Assessment Authority
Caveats
Group: 4115 Indigenous Health Workers
Description
assist with the coordination and provision of health care delivery to Indigenous communities.
Tasks
- maintaining health records and statistics
- acting as an advocate in the community they serve, and as a communicator and interpreter on behalf of clients and other health workers
- providing clinical functions, such as case management and follow-up, independently or in consultation with other health care providers
- providing health education to individual clients and staff in health facilities
- providing cultural education to persons outside the cultural community and life skills education to the community they serve
- providing counselling and referring clients to other health care providers where necessary
Skill Level
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.