441931 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner

Registration or licensing is required.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers are excluded from this occupation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers are included in Occupation 441932 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker.

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 3: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, AQF Certificate IV, or at least three years of relevant experience

• Ensures members of health care teams are aware of clients' cultural needs when discussing treatment options, including relaying the importance of clients' connections to community and country
• Provides operational leadership to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
• Facilitates and participates in outreach health services
• Completes comprehensive health assessments, including assessments for people presenting with chronic or communicable disease and acute conditions
• Undertakes screening and triage activities
• Develops, implements, and supports self-management health programs
• Provides primary health care to clients
• Explains the purpose, benefits, and risks of treatments to clients and their families in a culturally safe way
• Prepares medications, collects blood samples, and administers diagnostic tests, vaccinations, and first aid