Assessor Resource
SIRCDIS408
Coordinate service to patients in residential care settings
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
This unit applies to dispensary assistants who may be responsible for coordinating dispensary and wider pharmacy services to residential care providers.
A person undertaking this role is required to work under the supervision and direction of a pharmacist.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to maintain relationships with residential care providers to provide an ongoing service and supply of prescription medications and other pharmacy products to their residents.
The unit covers coordinating the ongoing supply of Pharmacy Medicines (S2), Pharmacist Only Medicines (S3) and unscheduled medicines and products to meet residents’ needs. It requires complying with trading terms and servicing key provider contacts to maintain timely, quality service.
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