General Admission and Inherent Requirements

Student must be able to perform gross motor skills such as lifting, carrying, pushing, standing, twisting and bending. While manual handling and equipment is available, Non-Emergency Patient Transport requires the ability to perform physical tasks safely to protect individuals, other staff and patients.

What is expected of student:

• Stable physical mobility in order to transfer and aid a patient with walking.
• The ability to assist patients to move from lying to sitting or to standing all while completing some weight bearing activities.
• Maintain balance while safely transferring a patient or equipment.
• The ability to lift weight greater than 5 kg (equipment).
• The ability to kneel while completing physical tasks to conduct CPR for greater than 5 minutes.
• Complete manual handling tasks of bending, reaching, standing/sitting for more than 30 minutes.
• The ability to undertake precise hand movements such pinching, grasping, pressing and turning.

Student has the ability to interact with fellow students, staff and patients in a practical setting in English in order to provide safe delivery of care and fulfil course requirements.

What is expected of student:

• The ability to understand and respond to verbal communication.
• Verbally communicate clear instructions and explanations.
• The ability to respond to verbal instructions or communicate in a timely manner

Student is able to produce written materials required for the classroom and practical setting.

What is expected of student:

• To produce coherent written communication appropriate to transport patient care and classroom activities.
• Concise, accurate and time efficient writing including the ability to produce hand written notes.
• Recording information using computer based systems (typing).
• Digital literacy skills in order to navigate TAFE Gippsland online Learning Management System.

Vision acuity refers to the extent that an individual can see and interpret visual information. The wearing of glasses or contact lens that correct vision is not considered relevant to this inherent requirement.

Students are expected to have a level of vision that enables them to safely complete all practical and administrative tasks associated with patient transport and care.

What is expected of students:

• The ability to read handwritten and information in reduced size fonts.
• The ability to see information that allows the safe usage of medical equipment.
• A level of vision that does not endanger the individual or others in the practical environment.

Student must demonstrate knowledge of and ability to adhere to the ethical behaviour requirements in all course environments (pre enrolment, classroom based activities, practical labs).

What is expected of student:

• Demonstrating the ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Ability to take responsibility for behaviour and respond to feedback.
• Work under time pressures while managing complex and multiple demands.
• Remain alert and maintain focus whilst providing client care.
• Acting ethically in regards to completion of all course work.

Mental Wellness is required to effectively and professionally function as a health professional working with at times vulnerable patients. Mental Wellness is the ability to recognise individual abilities and respond to normal stresses of life, study and work.

Student demonstrates the ability to moderate their own behaviour with behavioural stability in order to function in a diverse and challenging academic and practical environment.

What is expected of student:

• Respond appropriately to constructive feedback.
• Manage own emotions and behaviour effectively when dealing with individuals in clinical and classroom setting.
• Manage multiple, complex demands.
• Remain focused and engaged during all clinical tasks to ensure patient care.
• Manage personal emotions and behaviour when working with fellow students, staff and patients.