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HLT32512 - Certificate III inHealth Services Assistance

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College:College of Health and Biomedicine

Campus and study mode:Footscray NicholsonPart Time

WerribeeFull Time

Delivery mode:Class Contact, E-learning and On campus

Course code:HLT32512

Duration:0.5 years

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Develop a career caring for patients in hospitals as a PatientService Assistant (PSA) to professional health staff. You will train

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to work with patients under supervision.

You will undertake a range of routine tasks and gain knowledge of:

transporting patients

preparing and maintaining beds

following basic food safety practice

infection control

basic medical terminology.

patient service assistant

orderly

nursing assistant

operating theatre technician

theatre support

patient support assistant

wardsperson

patient care assistant

ward support

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Credit for skills and past studyIf you have completed study with another university or institution and believe youare eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advancedstanding.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with yourcourse coordinator or academic adviser.

This qualification covers workers in a range of work roles who provide assistance tohealth professional staff with the care of clients. Health Services Assistanceinvolves the worker in direct client contact under supervision.

This qualification has been structured with elective groups for specific workfunctions in operating theatre support and assisting in nursing work in acute care.In addition the qualification supports multi-skilling requirements of smaller andrural/remote work settings.

To qualify for the Certificate III in Health Services Assistance participants mustsuccessfully complete a total of 15 units of study, comprising of 6 core units and 9elective units in accordance with the packaging rules specified in HLT07 HealthTraining Package and the University's approval.

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CoreUnits

ContributetoEffectiveWorkplaceRelationshipsUnitcode:BSBFLM303C

InterpretandApplyMedicalTerminologyAppropriatelyUnitcode:BSBMED301B

RecogniseHealthyBodySystemsinaHealthCareContextUnitcode:HLTAP301B

CommunicateandWorkEffectivelyinHealthUnitcode:HLTHIR301C

ComplyWithInfectionControlPoliciesandProceduresUnitcode:HLTIN301C

ParticipateinWhsProcessesUnit

compulsory 'core' units that you need totake, and optional 'elective' units thatyou can choose to take based on yourarea of interest, expertise or experience.

Assessed as being capable to complete the course by the University

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