CORE COMPETENCIES

Course Title: INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE (HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT)

NC Level: NC II

Nominal Training Hours: 960 HOURS

Course Description:

This course is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of

INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE (HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT) NC II in accordance with
industry standards. It covers core competencies in preparing and maintaining beds,
collecting and maintaining linen stocks at end- user locations, assisting with patient
mobility, transport and bio-psychosocial support care of patients and handling waste in a
health care environment.

It also includes competencies in workplace communication, teamwork, complying

with organization’s occupational safety and health policies, implementing and monitoring
infection control policies and procedures, responding effectively to difficult/challenging
behavior, applying basic first aid and maintaining high standards of patient services.

To obtain this, all units prescribed for this qualification must be achieved:

Unit of Learning Outcomes Methodology Assessment

Competency Approach
1. Prepare and 1.1 Prepare the area for bed Lecturette Observation and
maintain beds making Brainstorming Oral Questioning
1.2 Perform bed making Grid Question
according to established Practical Exercise
institution procedures
1.3 Perform after care activities
of materials and equipment
used
2. Collect and 2.1 Explain the workplace Lecturette Interview
maintain linen procedure in collecting soiled Role Playing Observation
stocks at end- linen
user location 2.2 Maintain linen stock levels
2.3 Collect soiled linen
2.4 Distribute clean linen
3. Assist with 3.1 Explain the workplace Simulation Interview
patient mobility procedures in assisting patient One-on-One Demonstration
with mobility Teaching Return
3.2 Prepare to assist with patient On-the-Job Demonstration
mobility Practice
3.3 Assist with patient mobility Video Tapes
3.4 Complete patient mobility Lecture
assistance
 4. Assist in 4.1 Explain the workplace Lecture Demonstration
transporting procedures in assisting patient Simulation Third Party Report
patient transport Role Playing Return
4.2 Prepare patient for transport Demonstration
4.3 Assist in patient transport
4.4 Perform post-transport care
1.