HLTOUT007 - Transport non-emergency patients under operational conditions

Unit code:HLTOUT007Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Industry
Sunshine
Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to load, unload and drive vehicles safely to transport vehicle occupants to and from a facility or service in non-emergency conditions. It includes using communication equipment and checking vehicles and equipment in order to restock and remedy faults.This unit applies to pre-hospital and out-of-hospital health care workers.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*evidence that the candidate has checked the safety of transport vehicle and safely transported three different non-emergency patients under operational conditions including:

loading and unloading
performing driving skills suited to the case being attended
assessing and analysing available driving routes using navigation aids and available resources
efficiently and safely driving patient transfer vehicles under different operational conditions for transport of non-emergency patients
adhering to applicable road traffic Acts and regulations

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*methods of loading and unloading non-emergency patients
*organisational policies and procedures for:

vehicles used for transportation of non-emergency patients
equipment in vehicle
vehicle checks
cleanliness of vehicle
reporting of faulty vehicle
risk assessment of faults
*relevant Acts and Regulations
*organisational policies procedures related to transport of non-emergency patients including:
manual handling and lifting
care and restraint of patient and others during transportation
non-emergency patient care procedures during transportation
State/Territory road rules and regulations when driving patient transfer vehicles
use of communications equipment and systems for transporting non-emergency patients
*stock inventory and the safe storage and disposal of pharmacological products
*protocols for safe transport of vehicle occupants:
patients
crew
clinical staff
relatives or carers
assistance animals.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.