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HLT31120 - Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport

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This course covers the requirements for a Non Emergency Patient Transport Officer who transport patients between health care facilities. In Victoria Patient Transport Officers also partner with an Ambulance Attendants (Diploma Qualified) to respond to Non Urgent 000 calls on behalf of Ambulance Victoria. Typically these people may provide first aid and emergency responses in the pre-hospital/out-of hospital environment.

It is suitable for those wanting to work in the ambulance sector and is an excellent pathway for people who want to become a paramedic. It also suits first responders who are working for NEPT providers on first aid events.

Knowledge and Skills developed

Infection Control
Medical Terminology
Anatomy and Physiology
Advanced First Aid Practices
Advanced Resuscitation Including Oxygen Delivery and Advanced Airways
Working with other people and diverse groups
Work Health and Safety Requirements
Pain Management
Ambulance Operations
Communications and Stress Management

Units of Competency

(13 Units - 11 Core and 2 Electives)

Core

BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
HLTAID011 Provide first aid
HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
HLTOUT001 Implement safe access and egress
HLTOUT007 Transport non-emergency patients under operational conditions
HLTOUT010 Communicate in complex situations to support health care
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
HLTWHS005 Conduct manual tasks safely
HLTWHS006 Manage personal stressors in the work environment

Electives

HLTAID014 Provide advanced first aid
HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy

Bonus Unit

PUAEME008 Provide pain management

The Australian Resusitation Council advises that you should update your first aid every 3 year to maintain currency, they also advise that the CPR and advanced resuscitation components of this course be updated every 12 months.

Award issued:

Students who successfully complete both the theoretical and practical assessment components of this nationally recognised training will be awarded the qualification:

HLT31120 - Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport

Course Information

This course is delivered by Mixed Mode:

Completion of self paced online learning which can take upto 12 months (time taken varies depending on student committment)
Completion of two face to face two day practical assessment sessions.

Prerequisites: None

All assessments are submitted via our online learning portal.

All learning material for this unit is provided via our online learning portal.

All equipment is provided for the practical assessments.

For further information regarding the terms and conditions of your enrolment please click here to read the student handbook

Learner Requirements

You will require access to a computer or laptop and an internet connection to complete this course.

You must also be able to use a web browser(such as Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge) and have your own valid email address. Shared emails addresses are not permitted, if you do not have your own email we suggest you create a Gmail address here

A learner undertaking this course will require a specific skill level in Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy.

The course has been assessed as requiring the following Australian Core Skills Framework levels:

Learning - Level 3
Reading - Level 3
Writing - Level 3
Oral Communication - Level 3
Numeracy - Level 3

For further information regarding these levels click here or discuss the requirements to complete the course please contact our LLN officer via our contact page or via telephone on (03) 9017 5590.

Note: - You will be required to complete a Language, Literacy and Numaracy assessment prior to be enrolment acceptance

Special Requirements

To esure that you are employable in the NEPT industry before your commence this course, you are required to have:

Full Drivers Licence (P or L plates not accepted as Patient Transport Officers are not permitted to drive ambulances on P or L plates)
Current employment Working with Children Check
Current Police check
Vaccination for Hepatitis B, Varicella, Pertussis, Measles/Mumps/Rubella, with serology report

Cost: $3275

1st payment on enrolment: $500 (non -refundable)
2nd payment before end of week 4: $925
3nd payment before end of week 8: $925
Final payment before end of week 12: $925

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Info Blog

Why do I need to refresh my CPR and First Aid?

Most industry employers now require you to renew your CPR and first aid, but is it really required?

Our peak resusitation body, The Australian Resuscitation Council specifies that CPR should be refreshed every 12 months according to Guideline 10.1 "All those trained in CPR should refresh their CPR skills at least annually"

But more importantly the Code of Practice for First Aid in the workplace on page 17 states "Frequency of training for first aiders - First aiders should attend training on a regular basis to refresh their first aid knowledge and skills and to confirm their competence to provide first aid. Refresher training in CPR should be carried out annually and first aid qualifications should be renewed every three years."

Although the code of practice is not mandatory, codes of practice can be used in a court of law as a reference standard as to the expected practice Codes of Practice.

In such cases, therer is the potential to prove a PCBU(employer) was negligent if they were not following the requirements of the code of practice, unless they had a documented risk assessed solution to the issue of first aid applicable to that particular workplace.

Now comes the clincher, if it gets to court because either the first aider or the PCBU failed in their "duty of care" under Part 2, Div 2, Section 28(worker)or Section 19 (PCBU) of the WHS Act) and the PCBU relies on their risk assessed solution, the very fact that they are in court means that the risk assessed solution probably failed!

Why are CPR updates so important

In a recent study of nurses (who really should understand the importance of CPR), the participants were broken into 1, 3, 6 and 12 month CPR training groups.

The training included a training session about the components of high-quality CPR and two minutes of CPR using an adult CPR torso manikin with real-time performance feedback.

The proportion of participants who were able to deliver high quality CPR was:

58% in the 1-month group
26% in the 3-month group
21% in the 6-month group
15% in the 12-month group

This clearly shows that the ability to do effective CPR drops rapidly after the first 3 months of the course and by 12 months is almost ineffective! This higlights the need for regular refresher training.

At 1SDO Training, we ensure that our training empowers you to do first aid and CPR effectively to meet your requirements in the workplace.

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