Australian-Professional-Standards-Practices

organisational structure and their
professional network.
responsibility within the health care
facility.
• Suggests other treatment options and
pathways to referring doctors when
appropriate.
Element 2: Advise colleagues and members of the healthcare team about individual
patients needs and know when to make appropriate referrals
Indicators
1. Communicates patient
requirements to members of the
multidisciplinary team and applies
appropriate referral procedures when
necessary
Cues
• Is proactive in responding to clinical issues
that benefit from a team approach.
• Contact is made with colleagues and
members of the healthcare
team when relevant.
• Discusses unreasonable requests from the
team that would compromise practice or
patient care.
• Explains and justifies reasoning behind
suggestions regarding imaging or
therapeutic procedures.
• Notifies requesting doctor when imaging
shows an immediate clinical response is
indicated.
• Provides a description of images within own
Scope of Practice.
Element 3: Demonstrates respect for colleagues and other members of the
multidisciplinary team
Indicators
Cues
1. Establishes productive working
relationships and team
communication through recognition
of the role and function of other
members of the multidisciplinary
team
• Establishes and maintains effective
relationships with other health
professionals.
• Employs a positive and collaborative
manner with other members of the
multidisciplinary team.
• Respects the role of other members of the
team and their responsibility to the patient.
Element 4: Participate with other members of the professional team in decision
making
Indicators
1. Participates in team approach to
patient preparation, management,
imaging selection and interpretation
Cues
• Works to uphold teamwork with relation to
patient care.
• Supports the role of collaboration in the
provision of timely and effective patient
care.
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