Personal care workers in health services not elsewhere classified

This unit group covers personal care workers in health services such as Dental aid, Sterilization aid, Hospital orderly, Medical imaging assistant,and Pharmacy aid.

Role Responsibilities

• Cleaning and sterilizing surgical, dental and pharmaceutical instruments, bottles, beakers and other equipment
• Labelling drugs, chemicals and other pharmaceutical preparations and replenishing stock on shelves
• Lifting, turning, and moving patients and transporting them in wheelchairs or on moveable beds
• Preparing patients for examination or treatment
• Setting up instrument trays, preparing materials, and assisting dentists or radiographers during procedures
• Exposing diagnostic x-rays