Indigenous Health Worker/Practitioner
Core
Provide culturally safe primary health care, clinical assessments, and patient education to Indigenous communities within a clinic setting.
Role type
Indigenous Health Worker/Practitioner (Clinical)
Builds
Patient care plans, health education programs, and clinical test results.
Domain
Healthcare / Indigenous Community Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Clinical assessments, point-of-care testing, patient education, care plan formulation, infection control, cultural mentoring, administrative billing
Preferred skills
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health service knowledge, whole-of-life health understanding
Technologies
Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel), Best Practice system
Responsibilities
Conduct health checks and clinical tests (ECG, micro-urine, HbA1c, INR), maintain clinical rooms, process patient education and billing episodes, monitor patient health outcomes, provide cultural mentoring to non-Indigenous colleagues, follow infection control protocols.
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC