Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Work within a multidisciplinary team
- Identify the roles of health professionals within the multidisciplinary team
- Identify the range of support inputs required for the client’s rehabilitation, relevant to own role and responsibilities
- Identify the range of supervisory requirements associated with supporting the implementation of a client’s rehabilitation plan, in collaboration with the supervising health professional
- Clarify the nature of supervisory relationships with all professional workers
- Clarify additional people to be included in communication regarding the implementation of a client’s rehabilitation plan
- Provide feedback to relevant others according to the rehabilitation plan, including observation of client status and progress and feedback provided by the client and/or significant others
- Provide holistic support to clients within the context of the rehabilitation plan
- Identify the range of service inputs required to support a client’s rehabilitation plan
- Identify the interrelationship between a range of service inputs and other supports
- Identify additional client requirements outside the rehabilitation plan and discuss with the supervising health professional
- Provide client with information to meet educational needs, according to the rehabilitation plan
- Engage professional interpreters when required to support cultural and linguistic diversity
- Address risk identification, hygiene and infection control issues in home care and community settings
- Identify risks associated with working with the client in their home and community in accordance with local safety protocols
- Develop and implement risk management plan in consultation with the supervising health professional and in conjunction with the client and in accordance with local protocols and procedures
- Maintain personal hygiene and dress standard according to infection control and organisation requirements
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly according to organisation requirements
- Report or initiate action within own area of responsibility, to redress any potential workplace hazards
- Document client information
- Use accepted protocols to document information relating to the rehabilitation program in line with organisation requirements
- Provide regular feedback to the client’s care team
- Use appropriate terminology and format to document the client’s progress, including any barriers or challenges to the rehabilitation plan