Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker – ANZSCO 411511

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Description

Liaises with patients, clients, visitors to hospitals and other medical facilities and staff at health clinics, and works as a team member to arrange, coordinate and provide health care delivery in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health clinics. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skill Level

2

Alternative Titles

NULL

Specializations

NULL

Skills Assessment Authority

VETASSESS

Caveats

No caveats apply to this occupation.

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

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