Volunteer Job Descriptions

AUDIOLOGY

Screening and test for hearing issues for all people who attend a medical assessment (estimated at 800-1000 people).
Evaluation and diagnosis of hearing loss.
Preparing, fitting and dispensing of basic hearing aids where applicable.
Providing information and advice on hearing issues.
Advise medical team regarding hearing issues where necessary.
Ability to work in busy environment.
Work with Vietnamese interpreters (if necessary, to aid communication).
Possibly work with local Vietnamese health professionals.
Willingness to be flexible with job roles depending on what is required on the day.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid conditions.

Work in a team with dentists and other dental assistants.
Help dentist with clinical procedures, including suction, prepare instruments and materials, extractions, instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care, fillings, scale and clean.
Preform non-clinical procedures such as – sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment, prepare trays of instruments for dental procedures.
Work in a fast pace and busy environment
Need to be flexible and have an open mind.
Able to be on your feet most of the day.
A kind and friendly manner goes a long way in the patients care.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid environment.

Mainly perform minor dental procedures and most patients in their mixed dentition such as:
- Fillings- try to preserve permanent dentition e.g. 6’s
- Extractions of hopeless/worst teeth. Please do not perform full deciduous clearance.
- Possible surgical.
- Scale and clean.
- Prescribe medications such as antibiotics/pain killer
- Root canal treatment only under strictly selected cases e.g. anterior in young pt. with good prognosis.
Work with Vietnamese interpreters (if necessary, to aid communication).
Work with local Vietnamese health professionals.
Willingness to be flexible with job roles depending on what is required on the day.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid conditions.

Conduct one on one patient assessment of children and adults, including history and examination.
Provide management plans for patients.
Provide education on common medical problems, such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, osteoarthritis.
Prescribe medications where appropriate.
Order simple investigations such a as blood test, ultrasound.
Refer suitable patients to physiotherapist, audiologist, optometrist, nurse.
Willing to work with interpreters and local Vietnamese health professionals.
Willing to work in fast pace environment.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid environment.
Flexibility in job role depending on what is required.

No formal qualification as an interpreter needed.
Able to fluently speak in Vietnamese and English.
Work with Australian health professionals and other English-speaking volunteers.
Act as translator between English speaking volunteers and local Vietnamese patients.
Willingness to be flexible with job role depending on what is required on the day.
Ability to work potentially hot, humid conditions.

Work in a team with other nurses and support staff to manage patients, including children and adults.
Undertake initial assessment of patients, including weight, height, blood pressure, blood sugar checks.
Undertake procedures such as wound dressing, assist with minor surgical procedures, such as abscess drainage or suturing.
Provide education on common medical issues, including hypertension, diabetes, dental hygiene.
Work in a team with other health professionals, including doctors, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, optometrists.
Work with Vietnamese interpreters (when necessary).
Ability to be flexible with job roles depending on what is needed on the day.
Work in a busy environment.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid environment.

Conduct one on one assessment of patients, including children and adults.
Prescribe walking aids to appropriate patients.
Demonstrate how to use adaptive equipment that will help patients with daily living where appropriate.
Work in conjunction with other health professionals to provide care to patients, including doctors, physiotherapist, nurses.
Work with Vietnamese interpreters (if necessary, to aid communication).
Work with local Vietnamese health professionals.
Willingness to be flexible with job roles depending on what is required on the day.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid conditions.

Provide comprehensive eye examination for primary care and diagnoses of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataract and other eye related diseases.
Provide prescriptions to correct vision.
Provide low vision and binocular coordination consultation and advises for elderly and paediatric patients with poor vision, strabismus, lazy eyes.
Provide treatment and care for red, inflammation and injury eyes with chemical burns and foreign body.
Provide treatment and co- management for glaucomatous patients.
Provide punctum dilation for treatment of epiphora.
Minimum diagnostic tools available. If possible, bring your own direct and indirect ophthalmoscopes and any other tools that may be necessary for your work.
Ability to work in busy environment.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid environment.
Able to work in a team, including other optometrist, assistants and Vietnamese interpreters.

Work in a fast pace, often tight workspace environment.
Work in a team with other pharmacist and assistants.
Dispense using medical software (Zed). This is not essential as Pharmacy Leader can demonstrate how to use the software at the start of the mission.
Picking and packing of medications prescribed by doctors, dentists, optometrists.
Provide advice on medication to patients (Vietnamese interpreters available if needed)
Work in a team and provide advice to other medical professionals, including nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, optometrists.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid environment.

Conduct one on one patient assessments on children and adults.
Develop individual treatment plans.
Demonstrate exercises that can help improve symptoms and function.
Ability to assess and effectively treat, with manual therapy, education and exercises, for musculoskeletal conditions.
Ability to improvise with equipment as there is minimal physiotherapy tools. Please bring exercise sheets / theraband / tools that will be useful.
Provide hands on physical therapy for patients when appropriate.
Assess for suitability of mobility aids, such as walking sticks, to improve function. Hopefully will have an occupational therapist on the trip to help with this role.
Work in a team with other health professionals, including doctors and nurses.
Work with Vietnamese interpreter, if necessary.
Ability to work in busy environment.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid environment.

Ability to work in busy environment.
Willingness to be flexible with job role depending on what is required on the day.
Roles may include: crowd control, registering patients, help with setting up, operating, or packing up equipment, catering food and drinks, assisting health professionals with their care of patients.
Ability to work in potentially hot, humid conditions.