Course Title: Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: HWSS5658C

Course Title: Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4356 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Suzanne Dellas Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Dental Health Acting Program Manager Mr. Nick Greer
Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5:00 pm.
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1420
Email: nicholas.greer@rmit.edu.au

Ms. Sandra Torbica
Office hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 to 5:00 pm.
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1408
Email: sandra.torbica@rmit.edu.au
 

Nominal Hours: 50

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

Not applicable

Course Description

This unit is concerned with infection control responsibilities of employees with supervisory accountability to implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures in a specific work unit or team within an organisation

This unit does not apply to a role with organisationwide responsibilities for infection control policy and procedure development, implementation or monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Application of this unit should be contextualised to reflect any specific workplace infection risks, hazards and associated infection control practices


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures

Element:

1. Provide information about infection control policies and procedures

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Explain accurately and clearly to the work group
relevant information about infection control policy and
procedures, and applicable industry codes of practice
1.2 Regularly provide information about identified
hazards and the outcomes of infection risk assessments to
the work group
1.3 Provide opportunities for the work group to seek
further information on workplace infection control issues
and practices

Element:

2. Integrate infection control policy and procedure into work practices

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Implement infection control policy and
procedures with members of the work group
2.2 Maintain liaison with person responsible for
organisation-wide infection control
2.3 Provide coaching and support as required to
ensure that individuals/teams are able to implement
infection control practices
2.4 Adopt work procedures to reflect appropriate
infection control practice
2.5 Deal with issues raised through consultation and
ensure they are resolved promptly or referred to the
appropriate personnel for resolution
2.6 Implement workplace procedures for dealing with
infection control risks and hazardous events as necessary
2.7 Encourage employees to report infection risks and
to improve infection control procedures

Element:

3. Monitor infection control performance and implement improvements in practices

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Promptly investigate infection control hazardous
events to identify their cause in accordance with
organisation policy and procedure
3.2 Monitor work procedures to control infection
risks to ensure compliance
3.3 Regularly review and adjust work procedures to
ensure improvements in infection control practice
3.4 Provide feedback to team and individuals on
compliance issues, changes in work procedures and
infection control outcomes
3.5 Ensure training in work procedures is provided as
required to maintain infection control standards
3.6 Identify any inadequacies in work procedures and
infection control measures and ensure they are corrected
or reported to designated personnel
3.7 Accurately maintain records of infection control
risks and incidents as required
3.8 Use aggregate infection control information
reports to identify hazards, to monitor and improve risk
control methods and to indicate training needs
3.9 Report and investigate potential breaches of
infection control in line with organisation procedures

Learning Outcomes


1.1 Explain accurately and clearly to the work group relevant information about infection control policy and procedures, and applicable industry codes of practice
1.2 Regularly provide information about identified hazards and the outcomes of infection risk assessments to the work group
1.3 Provide opportunities for the work group to seek further information on workplace infection control issues and practices

2.1 Implement infection control policy and procedures with members of the work group
2.2 Maintain liaison with person responsible for organisation-wide infection control
2.3 Provide coaching and support as required to ensure that individuals/teams are able to implement infection control practices
2.4 Adopt work procedures to reflect appropriate infection control practice
2.5 Deal with issues raised through consultation and ensure they are resolved promptly or referred to the appropriate personnel for resolution
2.6 Implement workplace procedures for dealing with infection control risks and hazardous events as necessary
2.7 Encourage employees to report infection risks and to improve infection control procedures

3.1 Promptly investigate infection control hazardous events to identify their cause in accordance with organisation policy and procedure
3.2 Monitor work procedures to control infection risks to ensure compliance
3.3 Regularly review and adjust work procedures to ensure improvements in infection control practice
3.4 Provide feedback to team and individuals on compliance issues, changes in work procedures and infection control outcomes
3.5 Ensure training in work procedures is provided as required to maintain infection control standards
3.6 Identify any inadequacies in work procedures and infection control measures and ensure they are corrected or reported to designated personnel
3.7 Accurately maintain records of infection control risks and incidents as required
3.8 Use aggregate infection control information reports to identify hazards, to monitor and improve risk control methods and to indicate training needs
3.9 Report and investigate potential breaches of infection control in line with organisation procedures


Details of Learning Activities

A combination of face to face and online learning activities will support student’s learning in this unit.

Face to face learning activities
· Introduction to HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures
Facilitator led classroom based lecture and or workshop using PowerPoint Presentations

Online weekly learning activities accessed on a via myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard)
· Echo 360
· Online quizzes
· Collaborate
· Discussion forums 
 


Teaching Schedule


Introduction to HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures (1 hour class)
Face to Face: Introduction to Infection Control in the dental practice
                     Explaination of HLTIN403C Assessment
 


Week 1:  Online Activities: The Infection Control Policy (Including Standard & Transmission based Precautions)

  • Echo Presentations
  • Onlne Quizzes
  • Discussion Forum
  • Collaborate Meeting 
  •  Continuation of The Infection Control Policy and Standard & Transmission based Precautions

Week 3: Online Activities: Supporting Others in the Workplace

  • Echo Presentations
  • Onlne Quizzes
  • Discussion Forum
  • Collaborate Meeting

Week 4: Online Activities: The Training of others

  • Echo Presentations
  • Onlne Quizzes
  • Discussion Forum
  • Collaborate Meeting


Week 5: Online Activities: Maintaining the Momentum

  • Echo Presentations
  • Online Quizzes
  • Discussion Forum
  • Collaborate Meeting


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Students will be expected to utilise a range of recent and appropriate library, electronic, text and other resources.
Students will be provided with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard).

Other resources:

  • Australian Dental Board Guidelines on Infection Control: Australian Dental Board
  • Australian Dental Association Infection Control Guidelines (2012) Melbourne
  • Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4815:2006 (2006) Australian/New Zealand Standard Office-based health care facilities
     – Reprocessing of reusable medical and surgical instruments and equipment, and maintenance of the associated environment.
    2nd Ed. Standards Australia Sydney
  • Blue book - Guidelines for the control of infectious diseases: Department of Health Victorian Government


Websites:

E-book accessed via RMIT Library:

  • Infection Control for the Dental Team
  • Communication for Dummies
  • The Facilitator’s Fieldbook : Step-by-step Procedures Checklists and Guidelines Samples
  • Successful Mentoring in a Week : Teach Yourself

RMIT provides all students with an extension range of online and campus based study support services ranging from:


Overview of Assessment

Assessments is in the form of a case study.


Assessment Tasks

 

HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures; Assessment Case Study Portfolio:

  • Part A: Training Plan
  • Part B: Training Resources
  • Part C: Evaluation of Training Session
  • Part D: Report

You will submit the HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures; Assessment
Case Study Portfolio as per timetable and you will graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or a NYS (Not yet
satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines outlined in the assessment.
 


Assessment Matrix

To achieve a grade of CA (Competency achieved) for the HLTIN403C/HWSS5658C Implement and
monitor infection control policy and procedures, you are required to obtain a pass result for the following assessment,
HLTIN403C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures; Assessment Case Study Portfolio:
Part A: Training Plan
Part B: Training Resources
Part C: Evaluation of Training Session
Part D: Report

Failure to complete any of the above listed tasks/assessments will result in an NYC (Not yet competent)
for the unit HLTIN403C/HWSS5658C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures. A NYC
result will be entered in the student record. This will result in non-completion of this unit of competence and
re-enrolment will be required incurring fees and a return to class and completion of any relevant assessments
at the time of the re-enrolment.

(The assessment must be finalised and a result must be entered by the end of the RMIT enrolment for the unit
HLTIN403C/HWSS5658C Implement and monitor infection control policy and procedures).
 

Other Information


Plagiarism
RMIT University requires that you present only YOUR work for assessment. Plagiarism is a form of cheating.
It is the presentation of the work or idea of another person without appropriate referencing.  Plagiarism is NOT
acceptable. Penalties can include charges of academic misconduct, cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Please note: It is also a disciplinary offence to allow your work to be plagiarised by another student. When signing the
coversheet (electronic or paper based), you are declaring that the work is not plagiarised.

Special consideration
Please note: Students may apply for Special Consideration as per the information via the RMIT website
http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration (unresolved)  if they believe complete assessment for this unit by the
submission date has been affected by factors beyond their control. Special consideration must be lodged prior
to or within 48 hours of the scheduled assessment time or assessment submission date.
The application for Special Consideration is NOT granted automatically on application.
 
RMIT assessment policies - RMIT University:http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment 
 
Assessment Appeal Process
The Appeals Against Assessment policy and procedure applies to all coursework programs in all careers. The appeal process is
staged and students are required to follow each stage in order to ensure their full entitlement to
appeal, this is available on http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=nwjxaifdrgle (unresolved) 
 

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