# Competences — chiropractic assistant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/66ca3643-e6f3-4c75-9300-40d813185b3e).

## Essential

- **accept own accountability** (skill/competence)
- **administrative tasks in a medical environment** (knowledge)
- **advise on healthcare users' informed consent** (skill/competence)
- **answer patients' questions** (skill/competence)
- **chiropractic terminology** (knowledge)
- **collect healthcare user data under supervision** (skill/competence)
- **collect healthcare user's general data** (skill/competence)
- **customer service** (knowledge)
- **identify patients' medical records** (skill/competence)
- **maintain chiropractic equipment** (skill/competence)
- **maintain healthcare user data confidentiality** (skill/competence)
- **medical informatics** (knowledge)
- **provide health education** (skill/competence)
- **use e-health and mobile health technologies** (skill/competence)
- **use electronic health records management system** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- administer appointments (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
- contribute to quality physiotherapy services (skill/competence)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
- medical terminology (knowledge)
- professional documentation in health care (knowledge)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- record healthcare users' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
- respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)