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. Healthcare assistants assist in the promotion and restoration of patients' health by providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends and families.

Alternative Labels

assistant healthcarer

elderly care assistant

health care assistant

maternity care assistant

patient care assistant

primary healthcare assistant

resident care assistant

resident healthcare assistant

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- nurse assistant

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

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

Optional Skills and Competences

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

Optional Knowledge

disability care disability types geriatrics older adults' needs sterilization techniques

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d38c2107-98f2-47b7-8bb4-f69750d51082

Status

released

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