4. The Health Care ProviderDefinition: A health care provider is
a person who is committed to health care and is invested with
authority but with corresponding roles and responsibilities to
patients, his profession and the society.A. Roles of the Health
Care Provider to the Patient:1. 2. FACILITATOR 3. PATIENT ADVOCATE
4. COUNSELOR / TEACHER / EDUCATOR.5. ROLE MODEL sets the examples
of proper attitudes, knowledge and skills to the patient.a. Guard
against being arrogant and showing undesirable bedside manner.b.
Must be understanding, humane and compassionate c. Must recognize
his / her own limitations and ask for help when and if needed.d. So
that patients can be competent stewards of their own health, the
health care provider should also be competent both in scientific
and interpersonal skills.e. Must appreciate the facts gathered from
the patient and respects patients values regarding what is
acceptable to him and how the patient feels.6. HEALTH SERVICE
PROVIDER
Other Specific Responsibilities:a) b) To strive to establish and
preserve trust.c) Share information he/she possess with those who
legitimately need it in order to have an informed consent.d) To
refrain from lying or giving misinformation.e) To keep secret
information not legitimately needed by others, but which if
revealed might either harm the patient or others or destroy
trust.
B. Responsibilities of the Health Care Provider to the
Profession1. Live up to the ideals of the profession so that it
will not just be an ideal but a reality.Ideals of the Profession:a.
Christian concern for the poor and respect for the human body as
the temple of the Holy Spirit.b. Consideration of the sacred
dignity or life of the human person and the sacred covenant of
trust.c. Service-orientedness2. Should be competent in knowledge
and practice, and possesses a compassionate heart.3. As an
authority of competent knowledge and skills, he/she must contribute
to knowledge already available by conducting research, with
reverence to human person and the environment.4. Conduct himself /
herself in an ethical professional way and be worthy of being a
role model to his younger colleagues.
Fraternal Corrections: Members of the profession do not simply
ignore or hide the defects of colleagues out of indifference or
self-interest. Personal concern to check out limitations first in
order to help others in the profession checks their own
limitations. Concern to help colleagues overcome their defects /
limitations and repair the consequences. Right / obligation of
workers in subordinate positions to correct superiors and
supervisors.
5. To establish personal relationships within the staff and
administration that will form the basis of professional
cooperation.
C. Responsibilities of the Health Care Provider to the Society1.
Stand for the justice of the poor.2. Avoid temptation to exploit or
take advantage of families and communities and always care about
human values.3. Make health care available to all at reasonable
cost.
D. Rights of the Health Care Provider:1. 2. Right to adequate
and qualified assistance as necessary.3. Right to reasonable and
prudent conduct from clients right to cooperation from patients
when making personal inquiries or when examining patients.4. Right
to adequate working conditions.5. Right to just compensation for
services rendered.6. Right to reasonable and prudent conduct by
other health care providers.
E. VIRTUES, VICES, AND HABITS OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
Virtues: 1. Fidelity: faithfulness 2. Honesty: truthfulness3.
Integrity: wholeness4. Humility: recognizing capabilities and
limitations5. Respect: paying attention to others6. Compassion:
loving kindness7. Prudence: foresight8. Courage: doing what one
sees as right without undue fear
Vices:
Causes: Authority and power of the HCP over a vulnerable client
The respect he gets from society Economic rewards of his
profession
1. Pride: inordinate self esteem2. Greed: inordinate
acquisitiveness3. Fraud: deception intended to gain money or
personal interest
