Course Title: Maintain an effective health work environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: OHTH5728C
Course Title: Maintain an effective health work environment
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6123 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
Course Contact: Mark Doherty
Course Contact Phone: Ph: (03) 9341 1407
Course Contact Email: mark.doherty@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Craig McCracken craig.mccracken@rmit.edu.au PH. 9341 1410
Zanne Frazer zanne.frazer@rmit.edu.au PH. 9341 1402
Olga Tsibidis olga.tsibidis@rmit.edu.au PH 9341 1410
Nominal Hours: 20
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
NONE
Course Description
Maintain an effective health work environment
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTHIR501C Maintain an effective health work environment |
Element: |
1. Promote ethical work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Monitor decision-making to ensure ethical guidelines are followed and underlying ethical complexity is recognised |
Element: |
2. Support culture of effective communication |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Monitor and address communication issues in the workplace |
Element: |
3. Maintain a positive approach to health in the workplace |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Monitor work practices to ensure they contribute to maintaining an effective and client-centred approach to health
|
Element: |
4. Monitor professional work standards |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Monitor implementation of organisation policies and procedures relating to awards, standards and legislative requirements of staff |
Element: |
5. Work in the health industry context |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Establish effective relationships with workers from different sectors and levels of the industry in line with work role and requirements
|
Element: |
6. Take opportunities to develop own competence |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Monitor own skills/knowledge in relation to ongoing and changing work requirements |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will have the skills and knowledge required to maintain an effective health work environment. These skills include monitoring, coordinating and promoting the implementation of ethical, safe and effective work practices in line with established work requirements.
Details of Learning Activities
Face to Face, on line.
Teaching Schedule
Star date - 18 Feb 2013
End Date - 02 July 2013
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Library, on line.
Overview of Assessment
Assessed as part of the practice manual produced.
Assessment Tasks
Assignment 100%
Assessment Matrix
Course Overview: Access Course Overview