Working Life

Generic Skills

• Maintaining a safe environment
• Assisting in health promotion
• Supporting independence
• People moving and handling skills
• First aid responder skills
• Implementing cleaning protocols
• Communicating effectively with:
  - Care recipients
  - Families
  - Colleagues
  - Multidisciplinary team

Clinical Skills:

Working under the direction of a registered nurse or other registered healthcare professional, the Advanced Healthcare Assistant Practitioner will assist in the following skills for which they have proven competence.

• Administration of topical medications/eye-drops/eardrops/nasal sprays, and prompting medications from blister packs
• Administration and monitoring of sub-cutaneous fluids
• Female catheterisation and basic catheter care; catheter removal
• Basic wound cleansing and dressing
• Blood glucose monitoring
• Collection of laboratory specimens (e.g. MSSU/CSU; Sputum; Faecal, etc.)
• CPR 
• Enteral/PEG feeding 
• Fluid balance and nutritional intake recording
• Monitoring of elimination
• Oxygen therapy and nebulisation 
• Stoma care 
• Urinalysis 
• Vital signs monitoring (including blood pressure, pulse, respirations, temperature) 
• Weight monitoring 

Care Skills:

• Assisting with nutrition and hydration
• Assisting/supporting activities of daily living
• Assisting care recipient autonomy in their own care
• Contributing to interactions with family members in the care strategy
• Supporting care recipients suffering from a range of disabilities
• Using medical and mobility devices Competences
• Mouth care
• Use of continence products
• Assisting in Implementing a falls prevention strategy

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This occupation is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:

 Social

The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.

Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.

* The lower figures typically reflect starting salaries. Higher salaries are awarded to those with greater experience and responsibility. Positions in Dublin sometimes command higher salaries.

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