List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements define the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element |
1. Monitor imprest stock against requirements | 1.1 Establish needs to replenish stock and determine quantity from specified minimum and maximum levels 1.2 Use appropriate technology to complete stock checks and generate picking lists of requisition items 1.3 Check that requisition lists comply with operating procedures and department requirements 1.4 Identify and report deviations to an authorised person according to scope of own job role |
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2. Select and dispatch stock | 2.1 Obtain clearance for orders from authorised person 2.2 Select requisitioned products and place into appropriate delivery containers 2.3 Interpret information in pharmacy management systems, complete accurate transactions and generate packing slip 2.4 Store and pack completed requisitions within the pharmacy prior to delivery 2.5 Deliver stock to designated areas 2.6 Check and confirm accuracy of stock placement 2.7 Store stock according to manufacturers’ recommended storage conditions 2.8 Ensure an authorised person verifies, checks and signs for medicines on receipt where required |
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3. Complete documentation process | 3.1 Complete and file documentation according to required procedures 3.2 Collate medicines usage information and record statistics for authorised person 3.3 Update imprest lists, based on stock usage and medicines inventory changes in liaison with relevant staff 3.4 Report changes to stock usage that may impact on stock control to an authorised person |
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The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:
monitored imprest stock according to workplace procedures on at least 10 occasions and completed associated selection, dispatch and documentation requirements
identified issues outside scope of own practice and referred to the authorised person
The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:
legal and ethical requirements (national, state/territory) for imprest stock monitoring, and how these are applied in organisations, including:
codes of conduct
duty of care (and implications of negligence)
privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
records management
rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients
specific legislation:
medicines and their use
the practice of pharmacy
different schedules of medicines and pharmaceutical products
work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations
work health and safety
key information in standard pharmaceutical references and their use by pharmacy assistants, including:
Australian pharmaceutical formulary and handbook (APF)
MIMs
Australian medicines handbook (AMH)
Micromedex
proprietary and generic names of pharmaceutical products and the differences between them
principles and procedures for imprest stock control
features of pharmaceutical data management systems
purpose of batch numbering and expiry dates on pharmaceutical products
Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions. The following conditions must be met for this unit:
use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:
pharmaceutical stock management procedures
pharmacy imprest system
pharmaceutical products
modelling of industry operating conditions, including presence of time constraints for activities
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.