Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes knowledge of: Awareness of indemnity issues in relation to Commonwealth/State regulatory and legislative requirements Common proprietary and generic names of pharmaceutical products Identification and handling of pharmaceutical products, including formulary medicines and non-formulary medicines e.g. clinical trial medicines and Special Access Scheme medicines products with the required integrity as well as those whose integrity has been compromised e.g. damaged, contaminated or deteriorated stock routine handling of products and products requiring special handling, e.g. cytotoxics and their spill management, refrigerated and frozen items, light sensitive materials and flammables Infection control principles: for maintaining a clean storage environment and equipment personal hygiene and the use of protective clothing when handling pharmaceutical products Knowledge of, and the rationale for, applicable legislation, organisation policy and in-house standard operating procedures (SOPs), relating to maintaining an imprest pharmaceutical store Knowledge of the legal responsibilities of providers of health care in relation to confidentiality, client rights, duty of care and implications of negligence Limitations of own work role including identification and referring of issues outside scope of practice to the authorised person Work Health and Safety (WHS) policies, guidelines and symbols and their relevance to maintaining a pharmaceutical imprest stock Pharmacy or health facility computer system to maintain pharmaceutical stock levels Principles and practices of ethical and professional codes of conduct Principles and procedures of: maintaining security of pharmaceutical products of stock control and maintenance of pharmaceutical products storage requirements and the rationale for different types of products Purpose of batch numbering and expiry dates on pharmaceutical products Standard pharmaceutical references including Australian Pharmaceutical Formulary (APF), MIMs, AMH and Micromedex |