Medical Technicians operate anaesthetic, cardiac, operating theatre and medical testing equipment, perform and assist with laboratory tests, and fill prescriptions in support of Health Professionals.
This occupation group covers Medical Technicians not elsewhere classified.
Occupation description
Medical Technicians operate anaesthetic, cardiac, operating theatre and medical testing equipment, perform and assist with laboratory tests, and fill prescriptions in support of Health Professionals.
This occupation group covers Medical Technicians not elsewhere classified.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Audiometrist
- Dialysis Technician
- Electroencephalographic Technician
- Mortuary Technician
- Ophthalmic Technician
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
- Perfusionist
- Renal Technician
Medical Technicians nec are a VETASSESS Group E Occupation
AQF Diploma or Higher qualification required
Qualification & Employment Criteria
Qualification
Highly relevant major fields of study include:
General Medical and surgical degrees would be considered highly relevant.
- Audiometrist
- Audiometry
- Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Hearing Device Prescription and Evaluation (Diploma level)
Dialysis Technician
• Dialysis Technology
• Nursing (with Dialysis content)
Electroencephalographic Technician
• Neurophysiology
• Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
Mortuary Technician
• Funeral Science
• Mortuary Theatre Practices
• Mortuary Science
• Biomedical Sciences (Anatomy)
Orthotic and Prosthetic Technician
• Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics
Perfusionist
• Perfusion
• Applied Science (Perfusion)
Renal Technician
• Dialysis Technology
Employment Criteria
Highly relevant tasks include:
- Taking, collecting and labelling blood, urine and other samples from patients
- Preparing and staining slides and tissue sections for blood and histological examination
- Performing diagnostic tests on tissues and body fluids and analysing the chemical constituents of blood, urine, faeces and tissues
- Testing for diseases by looking for the presence of antibodies and the products of immune response in samples
- Setting up, checking and maintaining operating theatres, anaesthetic workstations, life support machines and associated equipment
- Referring prescriptions to Pharmacists and assisting in preparing medications
- Pperating and maintaining equipment used in diagnosing and monitoring of breathing or sleep disorders
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