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.
DENTAL ASSISTANT
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.
DENTIST
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.
GENERAL PRACTITIONER
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.
INTERPRETER
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.
NURSE
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.
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST
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.
OPTOMETRIST
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.
PHARMACIST
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.
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
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.
SUPPORT STAFF
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.