Doctors' surgery assistant jobs in Finland
Doctors' surgery assistants support doctors of medicine in medical measures, in performing simple support activities during medical procedures, standardised diagnostic programmes and standardised point-of-care tests, ensuring surgery hygiene, cleaning, disinfecting, sterilising and maintaining medical devices and performing the organisational and administrative tasks required for operating a doctor`s surgery under supervision, following the orders of the doctor of medicine.
Doctors' surgery assistant - Which skills are essential?
The appropriate techniques for the collection of blood samples for laboratory work purposes, depending on the group of people targeted such as children or elderly.
Cope with pressure and respond appropriately and in time to unexpected and rapidly changing situations in healthcare.
Explain treatment options and possibilities, informing the patients in order to help them make well-balanced decisions.
Offer evidence-based advice on how to avoid ill health, educate and advise individuals and their carers on how to prevent ill health and/or be able to advise how to improve their environment and health conditions. Provide advice on the identification of risks leading to ill health and help to increase the patients' resilience by targeting prevention and early intervention strategies.
Provide useful information related to health care professions to ensure policy decisions are made in the benefit of communities.
Contribute to the delivery of coordinated and continuous healthcare.
Use mobile health technologies and e-health (online applications and services) in order to enhance the provided healthcare.
The patients` rights and responsibilities of health practitioners and the possible repercussions and prosecutions in relation to medical treatment negligence or malpractice.
Set up a proper procedure to manage appointments, including policies related to cancellation and nonappearance.
Understand the background of clients` and patients’ symptoms, difficulties and behaviour. Be empathetic about their issues; showing respect and reinforcing their autonomy, self-esteem and independence. Demonstrate a concern for their welfare and handle according to the personal boundaries, sensitivities, cultural differences and preferences of the client and patient in mind.
The meaning of medical terms and abbreviations, of medical prescriptions and various medical specialties and when to use it correctly.
Record and pass test results to medical staff, who use the information to diagnose and treat patient`s illness.
Record the healthcare user's progress in response to treatment by observing, listening and measuring outcomes.
Respond in a friendly and professional manner to all inquiries from current or potential patients, and their families, of a healthcare establishment.
The way to keep equipment and surfaces sterile to prevent infections during medical care.
Observe and report on healthcare users' response to medical treatment, monitoring their progress or decay on a daily basis and modifying the treatment procedures whenever necessary.
The medical administrative tasks such as registration of patients, appointment systems, record keeping of patients information and repeated precribing.
Keep accurate client records which also satisfy legal and professional standards and ethical obligations in order to facilitate client management, ensuring that all clients' data (including verbal, written and electronic) are treated confidentially.
Assess the signs and be well-prepared for a situation that poses an immediate threat to a person's health, security, property or environment.
Comply with and maintain the confidentiality of healthcare users` illness and treatment information.
The procedures and importance of record keeping in a healthcare system such as hospitals or clinics, the information systems used to keep and process records and how to achieve maximum accuracy of records.
Provide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.
The way to behave during team meetings, visits and meetings in multi-professional cooperation especially with other health professionals.
Communicate effectively with patients, families and other caregivers, health care professionals, and community partners.
Contact the patient`s health insurance company and submit the appropriate forms with information on the patient and treatment.
Follow agreed protocols and guidelines in support of healthcare practice which are provided by healthcare institutions, professional associations, or authorities and also scientific organisations.
Ensure patients/clients are fully informed about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments so they can give informed consent, engaging patients/clients in the process of their care and treatment.
Apply quality standards related to risk management, safety procedures, patients feedback, screening and medical devices in daily practice, as they are recognized by the national professional associations and authorities.
The written standards applied in the health care professional environments for documentation purposes of one`s activity.
The structure and function of health care services.
Comply with the regional and national legislation that is relevant to one`s work and apply it in practice.
Apply a broad range of bio-medical, psycho-social, organisational, educational, and societal aspects of health, disease, and healthcare to improve healthcare services and to improve quality of life.
Adhere to organisational or department specific standards and guidelines. Understand the motives of the organisation and the common agreements and act accordingly.
The processes and tools used for the analysis and dissemination of medical data through computerized systems.
Interact, relate and communicate with individuals from a variety of different cultures, when working in a healthcare environment.
Promote inclusion in health care and social services and respect diversity of beliefs, culture, values and preferences, keeping in mind the importance of equality and diversity issues.
Communicate with clients and their carer’s, with the patient’s permission, to keep them informed about the clients’ and patients’ progress and safeguarding confidentiality.
Make sure that healthcare users are being treated professionally, effectively and safe from harm, adapting techniques and procedures according to the person's needs, abilities or the prevailing conditions.
Keep accurate records and file reports related to the prescribed treatment or medication.
Employ a set of organisational techniques and procedures which facilitate the achievement of the goals set. Use these resources efficiently and sustainably, and show flexibility when required.
Develop a mutually collaborative therapeutic relationship during treatment, fostering and gaining healthcare users' trust and cooperation.
Apply professional and evidence based assessment, goal setting, delivery of intervention and evaluation of clients, taking into account the developmental and contextual history of the clients, within one`s own scope of practice.
Participate in the delivery of multidisciplinary health care, and understand the rules and competences of other healthcare related professions.
Anaesthetics is a medical specialty mentioned in the EU Directive 2005/36/EC.
Accept accountability for one`s own professional activities and recognise the limits of one`s own scope of practice and competencies.
Doctors' surgery assistant - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Supervise the work of office support workers in the medical field such as medical receptionists and support them in any administrative related business.
Perform venipuncture procedures by selecting a suitable site to puncture the patients` veins, preparing the puncture site, explaining the procedure to the patient, extracting the blood and collecting it in an appropriate container.
The methods, assessment practices, credentials and opinions gathering procedures necessary for writing clinical reports.
Make use of the instruments and tools such as tourniquet, alcohol wipes, gauze sponges, sterilized needles and syringes, adhesive bandages, gloves and evacuated collection tubes, used in the procedure for collecting blood from patients.
Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.
Follow recommended processes to collect bodily fluids or samples from patients for further laboratory testing, assisting the patient as required.
Respond appropriately and communicate effectively with patients with special needs such as learning disabilities and difficulties, physical disabilities, mental illness, memory loss, bereavement, terminal illness, distress or anger.
The functioning and methods used to manage electronic purchases.
Wound healing techniques such as inflammation, tissue formation, tissue remodeling and skin anatomy, and the suturing materials used such as staples, synthetic sutures, absorbables, tapes, and adhesive compounds.
Record the healthcare user`s information for the billing of provided medical services.
The radiological procedures with digital imaging and other imaging techniques.
Undertake ordering of services, equipment, goods or ingredients, compare costs and check the quality to ensure optimal payoff for the organisation.
Offer advice on dietary concerns such as overweight or elevated cholesterol levels.
Communicate in foreign languages with healthcare users, their carers, or services providers. Use foreign languages to faciliate patient care according to the needs of the patient.
Use the appropriate techniques and tools to stop bleeding, applying haemostatic agents and vessel loops.