Assessment Requirements for HLTPHA018 Support pharmacists in the collection and presentation of workplace data and information

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Assessment Requirements for HLTPHA018 Support pharmacists in the collection and presentation of workplace data and information

Modification History

Not applicable.

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

comply with legal, organisational and Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy Services (SHPA) for collection and presentation of accurate data and information including:

screening at least 30 medication charts for dispensing requirements

sourcing and gathering at least one set of data or information for each of the following:

preparatory information required for reporting adverse drug reactions and other medication incidents

medicines use evaluation (MUE) and audit information requested by a pharmacist or an authorised person

specific patient data

arranging information and present it in a form appropriate for the purpose of organisation’s work practices

perform the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 240 hours of work related to hospital or health services pharmacy support in a clinical workplace environment. These 240 hours may be applied collectively across all units of competency that include the requirement for workplace hours for the purposes of assessment.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

National and State or Territory legal and ethical requirements for pharmacy work, and how these are applied in organisations, including:

codes of conduct

duty of care including implications of negligence

informed consent

privacy, confidentiality and disclosure

records management

rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and patients

specific legislation:

medication and its use

the practice of pharmacy

different schedules of medication and pharmaceutical products

work role boundaries including responsibilities and limitations

work health and safety

key information in standard pharmaceutical references and their use:

Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary and Handbook (APF)

Monthly Index of Medical Specialities (MIMS) or AusDI Advanced

Australian Medicines Handbook (AMH)

Micromedex

the role of, and how to utilise authorised people with specific responsibilities:

medicines information

quality use of medicines

medicines use evaluation

clinical trials and clinical pharmacists

pharmacy managers

order of referencing in presentation of information including primary, secondary, tertiary references

concept of medicines use evaluation and the data recorded

concept of key performance indicators and data reported

pharmacy or health facility management systems and procedures related to the collection and presentation of workplace data and information

types of data and information collected and presented in the pharmacy context:

adverse drug reactions (ADR) and other medication incidents:

data required for reporting

meaning of ADR

process for reporting

purpose of reporting

biochemical, haematological and microbiology tests:

purpose of tests

abbreviations used

concept of reference range

clinical trials:

purpose of collection of information and the data required

importance of maintaining confidentiality and blinding

meaning and purpose of medication reconciliation and the potential sources of data used to identify a patient’s medication history and medication list

therapeutic drug monitoring:

medications that require monitoring

purpose of monitoring

concept of therapeutic range

how to ensure patient data retrieved is for the correct patient:

patient data interrogation and presentation:

patient medical record number (MRN)

concept of key performance indicators and data reported

how to identify and access patient data

concept of reference range.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace with the addition of simulations and scenarios where the full range of contexts and situations have not been provided in the workplace.

Assessment must ensure access to:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

computerised pharmacy administration system

computerised access to patient information

modelling of industry operating conditions, including time constraints for completing activities

authorised person with whom to consult.

Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.

Links

Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=ced1390f-48d9-4ab0-bd50-b015e5485705