HLT41120 Certificate IV In Health Care

Gain the skills to deliver initial pre-hospital and out-of-hospital care — providing essential health assessments and emergency responses for patients in urgent medical situations.

Course Overview

HLT41120 Certificate IV Health Care program reflects workers who provide initial pre-hospital and out-of-hospital basic health care response and assessment to patients requiring urgent medical services.

The provision of urgent clinical care includes providing basic life support. The qualification applies to people working in a variety of roles within the health care system:

•Industrial Medics – mining / oil & gas / construction

•Basic Life Support Medics

•Patient Transport Officers

•Ambulance Officer


Belmont, WA | $4,750

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Course Information

Course Objectives

The objectives of this qualification are to equip learners with the skills and competence to provide initial pre-hospital and out-of-hospital basic health care, including patient assessment and urgent medical response. The program also covers basic life support, preparing graduates for roles such as Industrial Medic, Ambulance Officer, Emergency Patient Transport Officer, or other related positions.

The course is delivered across three modules, which include:

  • e-Learning: Self-paced online units

  • Classroom training: Four weeks of face-to-face learning

  • Clinical placement: 80 hours of supervised practical experience

Career Pathways

This HLT41120 – Certificate IV Healthcare covers work involving the delivery of limited direct client care in an emergency response context. The qualification focuses on work in the ambulance industry done by volunteers or workers who provide basic emergency response and transport roles in areas where there is a relatively low workload. This qualification is suited to Australian Apprenticeship pathways.

Occupational titles may include:

  • Volunteer Ambulance Officer
  • Ambulance Community Officer
  • Casual Ambulance Officer
  • Ambulance Attendant
  • Emergency Patient Transport Officer
  • Industrial Medic

After successful completion of the programme, students will be awarded a Nationally Recognised Qualification for HLT41120 –  Certificate IV in Health Care.

These units may provide credit towards a range of other health and related qualifications at Certificate IV level and above, with many students continuing with their pre-hospital care knowledge and training and moving into more advanced areas of study as a natural progression.

Units of competency

The course includes 9 Core Units and 7 Elective Units, which are delivered in a cluster format, providing a program that is holistic in its approach and has meaning and relevance to the student’s work functions, as the program is based on real work tasks.

Core Units
9 Core Units

  • CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
  • HLTAAP002  Confirm physical health status
  • HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control
  • HLTOUT001 Implement safe access and egress
  • HLTOUT004 Assess and deliver basic clinical care
  • HLTOUT008 Manage a scene
  • HLTOUT010 Communicate in complex situations to support health care
  • HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care
  • HLTWHS006 Manage personal stressors in the work environment

Elective Units
7 Elective Units

  1. BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately
  2. HLTWHS005 Conduct manual tasks safely
  3. CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
  4. HLTOUT007 Transport non-emergency patients under operational conditions
  5. HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
  6. HLTAID015 Provide advanced resuscitation and oxygen therapy
  7. HLTOUT006 Transport emergency patients
Fees and Payments

Course fees: $4750

Payment Terms: A deposit of $1000 is required to secure your enrolment. The remaining balance will be invoiced during your classroom session, and full payment is required on completion of your classroom component.

We also offer a payment plan of $500 or $1000 a month payable on the 1st or the 15th of the month, whilst Wilson Medic One do not charge additional fees for this service, EZYPAY, the subscription payment service used, does.  Please see the link to the EZYPAY website for more information www.ezypay.com

The course fee balance needs to be paid by the end of the classroom time or, if utilising a payment plan, within 12 months.  This will be discussed on an individual level. Full payment is required before the certificate can the released.

Cancellations and refunds:  Please refer to the Wilson Medic One Student Handbook and the Wilson Medic One Policies and Procedures regarding cancellations and refunds.

Entry Requirement
  • Unrestricted Driving Licence
  • Cert II/III or IV or Australian Year 12 certificate
  • Before placements – a Working with Children’s Check & National Police Clearance.
Course Delivery

This course requires face-to-face training to gain the practical, hands-on skills that you need, with some components of online learning involved.

We are flexible on where you would like to complete this course – we can travel to your site in Western Australia, or we have regular classes at our training facility in Belmont, Perth (Level 1, 190 Abernethy Road, Belmont, WA, 6104).

100% attendance is required for the classroom time due to the level of course content. 
 

The course can be flexible and can be completed over multiple intakes. To discuss this, please contact us on 9350 9111.

About Wilson Medic One

Wilson Medic One has been providing world-class health services and pre-hospital care education for over 15 years.


We:

• Provide specialised industrial health services to resource sites

•Employ over 120 paramedics, ambulance officers and patient transport officers

•Care for 20,000 patient transfers a year

•Ensure 700+ events have the best medical support

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Great training experience. The diploma is very comprehensive and hands on compared to other organisations. Heaps of support from the trainers. Definitely recommend.

Jared Hoekstra

Farshad Baher

I did Cert IV with Wilson couple of years ago. The quality and level was so high. I came back again to upgrade to Diploma. The trainers are so knowledgeable and skill full.

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