Competences — podiatry assistant

Essential

administrative tasks in a medical environment (knowledge)
advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
chiropody (knowledge)
clinical coding (knowledge)
collect healthcare user data under supervision (skill/competence)
communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
dermatology (knowledge)
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
foot problems (knowledge)
health records management (knowledge)
maintain medical devices (skill/competence)
orthopaedic conditions (knowledge)
orthopaedic treatment alternatives (knowledge)
orthopaedics (knowledge)
perform clinical coding procedures (skill/competence)
podiatric diseases (knowledge)
podiatric surgery (knowledge)
promote foot health (skill/competence)
provide footwear advice to patients (skill/competence)
provide medication information (skill/competence)
recommend orthotic devices (skill/competence)
record treated patient's information (skill/competence)
respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
shape nails (skill/competence)
treat patients' nails (skill/competence)
types of orthopedic supplies (knowledge)

administer appointments (skill/competence)
analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
apply foot casts (skill/competence)
apply wound dressings (skill/competence)
carry out wound care (skill/competence)
conduct podiatry consultation (skill/competence)
contribute to quality physiotherapy services (skill/competence)
discuss the medical history of the healthcare user (skill/competence)
health care system (knowledge)
human anatomy (knowledge)
kinetics (knowledge)
medical terminology (knowledge)
microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
monitor basic patients signs (skill/competence)
monitor stock level (skill/competence)
obtain healthcare user's medical status information (skill/competence)
pharmacology (knowledge)
place orders for orthopedic products (skill/competence)
process medical insurance claims (skill/competence)
provide health education (skill/competence)
recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition (skill/competence)
send samples to laboratory (skill/competence)
sterilization techniques (knowledge)
surgical asepsis (knowledge)
treat nails (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)

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