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Covid tester

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Coronavirus tester Covid community testing facilitator Covid testing clinician Covid testing specialist Mobile screening nurse Testing supervisor Testing support assistant

Covid testers perform covid tests through nasal or throat swabs. They complement the sample information with health-related questions they ask the individuals, and input the data collected into digital devices.

Tasks

In such cases tasks would include:
(a) Interviewing and examining patients to obtain information on their health status and the nature and extent of injury, illness or other physical or mental health condition;
(b) Providing information and counselling to patients and families about certain health conditions, prevention and treatment options, treatment adherence, and personal behaviours that can affect health outcomes;
(c) Administering therapeutic care and treatment to patients;
(d ) performing certain basic clinical procedures, such as administration of hiv antibody tests or insertion of intrauterine devices;
(e) Dispensing and advising on dietary supplements, antiretroviral and prophylaxis medications, and other healthcare products
(f) Monitoring patients' progress through treatment plans, and identifying signs and symptoms requiring referral to a medical doctor or other health professional;
(g) Recording information on patients' health status and responses to treatment in medical records-keeping systems;
(h) Sharing information with other health care providers when required to ensure continuing and comprehensive care.

Knowledge

  • Medicine
  • Nursing and midwifery
  • Secretarial and office work
  • Law
  • Medical diagnostic and treatment technology

Digital competencies

  • Complying with health and safety procedures
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Collecting and preparing specimens or materials for testing
  • Providing medical advice
  • Complying with operational procedures

Digital competencies

  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Professionals

Business and administration professionals

Sales, marketing and public relations professionals

Advertising and marketing professionals

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Advertising and marketing professionals

5.558

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

74,38%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

9,42% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

4,94%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

11,58%

Part-time contracts

8,01% Turnover index

75

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration professionals

45%

55%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Sales, marketing and public relations professionals

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Advertising and marketing professionals

No experience
11%
Less than 1 year
28%
Between 1 and 2 years
29%
Between 2 and 4 years
14%
Between 4 and 8 years
2%
More than 8 years
16%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
30%
Informació i comunicacions
24%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
17%
Comerç a l'engròs i al detall; reparació de vehicles de motor i motocicletes
9%
Indústries manufactureres
6%
Altres
14%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.