Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET) CRICOS: 03377J
This qualification reflects the role of pathology collectors. Workers in this role follow known routines and procedures, taking responsibility for their own work under general supervision. They combine communication, customer service and technical skills, and use discretion and judgment to adapt and transfer their skills to different situations.To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 35 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Structure
14 units: 9 core
5 elective
Subjects
Perform holter monitoring
Communicate and work in health or community services
Take clinical measurements
Participate in workplace health and safety
Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
Recognise healthy body systems
Receive, prepare and dispatch pathology specimens
Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures
Work with diverse people
Collect pathology specimens other than blood
Visit client residence
Deliver a service to customers
Measure spirometry
Collect specimens for drugs of abuse testing
Perform venous blood collections
Identify and respond to clinical risks in pathology collection
Perform capillary blood collections
Support health professional in the delivery of care