HLTAHA046 — Support the medical imaging professional

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What an assessment for HLTAHA046 must cover

83 assessable components: 6 elements (26 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 55 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Receive delegation and gather information.

1.1Obtain written or verbal delegation for an allied health activity from the Medical Imaging Professional.
1.2Obtain information from relevant sources and delegating Medical Imaging Professional, according to organisational policy and procedures.
1.3Discuss and confirm with delegating Medical Imaging Professional consultations, preparation of equipment resource and work health and safety (WHS) requirements.

2 Contribute to set-up for medical imaging.

2.1Prepare and tidy examination room.
2.2Check equipment to manufacturer requirements for wear and damage and report according to organisational protocol.
2.3Turn on equipment.
2.4Check batteries charge and inserted into imaging detector plates according to manufacturer requirements.
2.5Refill medical imaging paper printer and film printer.
2.6Check Radiology Information System (RIS).
2.7Safely transport mobile X-ray and ultrasound equipment.

3 Clean medical imaging equipment and environment within scope of role.

3.1Clean medical imaging equipment according to manufacturer requirements as delegated by the Medical Imaging Professional.
3.2Clean and document examination rooms in accordance with infection control requirements and organisational procedures.
3.3Maintain a tidy and clean medical imaging environment.
3.4Dispose of cleaning materials and other waste in accordance with manufacturer requirements and organisational guidelines.

4 Maintain medical imaging stock.

4.1Maintain levels of disposable stock according to organisational procedures.
4.2Monitor medical imaging supplies and order where necessary.
4.3Maintain stocks of clean linen.
4.4Monitor oxygen cylinders and order as to organisational procedures.

5 Provide support for the imaging process.

5.1Assist with person’s transfers and movement using relevant lifting procedures and infection control requirements to ensure self and person’s safety as delegated by the Medical Imaging Professional.
5.2Confirm with person pre-existing conditions that may be affected by X-ray or procedure and report concerns to the delegated by the Medical Imaging Professional.
5.3Assist person with needs during the medical imaging process as delegated by the Medical Imaging Professional.
5.4Ensure own actions do not compromise any sterile field.

6 Work safely in a medical radiation environment.

6.1Ensure individuals and support persons are aware of dangers associated with magnetic fields and X-rays.
6.2Comply with safety signs, radiation protection principles and organisation’s radiation management plan in the medical imaging environment.
6.3Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and personal monitoring in the medical imaging environment.
6.4Report and document any concerns about radiation safety according to organisation procedures.

Performance evidence

support the functioning of a medical imaging environment by conducting set up, equipment cleaning and stock control on one occasion
assist with moving and positioning of two people during a procedure or x-ray under the direction of the Medical Imaging Professional - one in simulation and one in the workplace.

Knowledge evidence

allied health core competencies: person-centred care
allied health core competencies: individual therapy
allied health core competencies: group therapy
allied health core competencies: communication of information
allied health core competencies: equipment and environment
requirements for those dispensing ionising radiation and licensing requirements in their state or territory and be registered to practice by the national regulatory body
different medical imaging processes: what they are used for
different medical imaging processes: length of time to undertake the procedure
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: general radiography
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: mammography
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: fluoroscopy
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: computed tomography (CT) scanning
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: ultrasound
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: angiography
different medical imaging processes: images produced by each procedure: bone densitometry
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: personal safety requirements in an MRI environment and hierarchy of MRI field control measures
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: radiation protection principles
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: responsibilities of employees and employers under relevant regulations and codes
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: emergency procedures
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: personal protective equipment (PPE)
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: monitoring equipment
personal radiation safety requirements in the medical imaging environment, including: safety signs and their meaning
differences: between radioactivity and generation of x-rays
differences: between Nuclear Medicine and X-ray
basic dose principles and x-ray generation
MRI safety, patients with contra-indications
person moving equipment: patslides
person moving equipment: bed-movers
person moving equipment: person lifters
quality requirements associated with the maintenance of a medical imaging environment
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: confidentiality: privacy
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: confidentiality: disclosure
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: duty of care
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: documentation: reporting
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: documentation: recording patient data
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: documentation: written communication to Medical Imaging Professional
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: professional behaviour and presentation
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: infection control practices
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: work health and safety (WHS)
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: manual handling
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: supervision and delegation
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: stock maintenance
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: specialist cleaning
organisational policies and procedures in relation to: set-up
scope of role of the Allied Health Assistant and the Medical Imaging Professional
principles of empowering the older person
principles of empowering people living with disability or serious mental illness
changes related to ageing
concepts of holistic health and wellbeing
social determinants of health
concepts of the medical model, the biopsychosocial models and the human rights-based approach of allied health interventions
manufacturer instructions
principles of choice and control
concept of reablement

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What does an assessment tool for HLTAHA046 need to cover?

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