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name: covid-tester
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'covid tester' (also: testing support assistant, mobile screening nurse, covid community testing facilitator, coronavirus tester, testing supervisor, covid testing clinician). Use when the user asks for typical covid tester work such as: typical covid tester responsibilities"
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# Covid Tester

Covid testers perform Covid tests through nasal or throat swabs. They complement the sample information with health-related questions they ask the individuals, and input the data collected into digital devices.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- collect biological samples from patients
- communicable diseases
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- empathise with the healthcare user
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases
- follow clinical guidelines
- health care legislation
- health records management
- hygiene in a health care setting
- implement data quality processes
- infection control
- interact with healthcare users
- interview people

## Hot technologies

- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Epic Systems
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c56bb750-db0b-487b-89f4-82dee6dcab09), O*NET 30.3 (29-1151.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*