Course Title: Co-ordinate the work environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: EMPL5824C
Course Title: Co-ordinate the work environment
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: Bundoora Campus
Program: C5246 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact : Carylin Lenehan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254809
Course Contact Email:carylin.lenehan@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
City Campus:
- Simone Allison
- Email: simone.allison@rmit.edu.cau
- Phone: 03 9925 4809
Bundoora Campus:
- Erica Keen
- Email: erica.keen@rmit.edu.au
- Phone: 03 9925 6649
Nominal Hours: 90
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to undertake supervisory and coordinating activities in work groups in community service organisations.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCORG6B Co-ordinate the work environment |
Element: |
1. Contribute to and promote effective work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Routinely identify and implement effective ways of working to sustain ongoing health and morale |
Element: |
2. Promote effective workplace relations |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Model and promote effective communication in the workplace, including open discussion and active listening |
Element: |
3. Facilitate work group activities |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 When conducting meetings, clarify purpose, agree procedures, negotiate roles and responsibilities, adhere to agreed timeframes and maintain equality of participation and input by group members |
Element: |
4. Develop and implement staffing processes as required |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Maintain confidentiality in relation to staff processes according to organisation policy and to protect individuals |
Element: |
5. Advocate for workplace health and safety and fair employment practices |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Make staff and management aware of Commonwealth and State legislation and organisation guidelines relating to occupational health and safety (OHS), equal employment opportunities and anti-discrimination in the workplace and promote and model compliant practices |
Learning Outcomes
Learners deemed competent in this course should be able demonstrate understandings and attidutes consistent with and helpful for a first line management role within health care teams.
Details of Learning Activities
Refer to the latest timetable on Blackboard for actual days.
Learning Strategies will be in the form of
• Lecture
• Student discussion & Group Work
• Self-directed learning
Teaching Schedule
Lesson 1: Introduction to the unit
• Describation of Content
• Assignments & Acceptation
Theory
• Identify and implement effective ways of working to sustain ongoing health and morale
• Develop and implement work plans
Lesson 2:
• Contingency planning
• Barrier to work performance
• Maximize work performance
Lesson 3:
• Planning & Conducting Workplace Induction
• Workplace Expectations & Review processes
Lesson 4:
• Maintain positive relationships with staff and management
• Identify and implement ways to develop effective working relationships
• Team building & harmony in the workplace
Lesson 5:
• Understanding conflict
• Stages of conflict
• Conflict Resolution & Management
Lesson 6:
• Facilitate Group Activities
• Plan & Conduct Meetings
• Formal Vs Informal Meeting Processes
Lesson 7:
• Defining causes of conflict
• Evaluating self and facilities for work opportunities
Lesson 8:
• Identify and plan to meet needs of staff, resourcing, funding
• Group Assessment – Plan Graduate Nurse Program
Lesson 9:
• Plan recruitment processes
• Plan and develop training opportunities for staff
Lesson 10:
• Participate in Recruitment Process
• Presentation of Assessment – Graduate Nurse Program
Lesson 11:
• Interview Processes
Lesson 12:
• Mentoring
• Effective Communication Processes in Training staff
Lesson 13:
• Commonwealth and State legislation and organisation guidelines relating to occupational health and safety (OHS), equal employment opportunities and anti-discrimination in the workplace
• Negotiate, develop and implement work practices within the above legislative and organisation guidelines
Lesson 14:
• Workplace Policies & Procedures
• Developing Nurse Policy
• Organisation mission, philosophy, organisation structure, policies and procedures
Lesson 15:
• Plan Interview Processes
Lesson 16:
• Conduct Staff Interviews
Lesson 17:
• Advocate for workplace health and safety and fair employment practices
• Document and communicate individual workers rights and obligations in a manner and language that can be clearly understood by relevant parties
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed text for this course |
References
Recommended reading:
• Crisp, J. & Taylor, C. 2007, 2nd ed., Potter & Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing, Australia: Harcourt, Mosby. |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
The assessments for this course include a wriiten assignment covering the major learning outcomes as above and a written record of an interview with an experienced nurse unit or facility manager.
Assessment Tasks
Recruitment campaign - 60 %
Interview -40%
Assessment Matrix
All assessments must have a competency grade to be deemed competent for this course
All assessments must have a minimum of 60% to be deemed competent
A classroom attendance of 80% requirement
Assessment Matrix:
- 60 - 69 -CAG
- 70 - 79 - CC
- 80 -89 - CDI
- 90 -100 - CHD
Other Information
Delivery: Nominal Hours 90
• Classroom 50 hours
• Self-directed learning 20 hours
• Online – 20 hours
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