All newly employed caregivers are also required to complete foundations level two. This is commenced following the all-employee orientation and required to be completed within 1- 3 months. Completion of foundations is monitored by head office. Criterion 1.3.12.1 PA Low The service is planning to use four weekly blister The medication system is yet Ensure the medication packs and an electronic medication system. There to be established. The system is to be fully A medicines management is a treatment room on the floor and locked contract for GP services and established at Charles system is implemented to cupboard in the serviced apartments. New after-hours services is in the Upham including manage the safe and medication trolleys have been purchased for each process of being confirmed. having adequate GP appropriate prescribing, area. There is a CD safe to be installed in the cover for afterhours. dispensing, administration, treatment room. review, storage, disposal, and medicine reconciliation in New medication fridge has been purchased for the Prior to occupancy order to comply with treatment room and temperatures are to be days legislation, protocols, and commenced. guidelines. A contract with a pharmacy has been established. The operations manager is currently in the process of negotiating contracts with two medical practises to provide a five day a week service and on-call. These processes are well established throughout Ryman services. Criterion 1.3.12.3 PA Low All RNs/ENs/senior caregivers responsible for Newly employed RNs have Ensure that administering medication complete an annual not yet completed induction employed staff who will Service providers responsible medication competency. The regional manager or one-chart training. be responsible for for medicine management are stated only RNs/ENs will be responsible for administration of competent to perform the medication in the level two hospital/rest home unit. medications complete function for each stage they The service is planning to implement one-chart on medicine manage. opening and medication competencies and training competencies and are to occur as part of their induction. training at the time of opening and prior to administering medicines to residents.
All newly employed caregivers are also required to complete foundations level two. This is commenced following the all-employee orientation and required to be completed within 1- 3 months. Completion of foundations is monitored by head office. Criterion 1.3.12.1 A medicines management system is implemented to manage the safe and appropriate prescribing, dispensing, administration, review, storage, disposal, and medicine reconciliation in order to comply with legislation, protocols, and guidelines. PA Low The service is planning to use four weekly blister packs and an electronic medication system. There is a treatment room on the floor and locked cupboard in the serviced apartments. New medication trolleys have been purchased for each area. There is a CD safe to be installed in the treatment room. New medication fridge has been purchased for the treatment room and temperatures are to be commenced. A contract with a pharmacy has been established. The operations manager is currently in the process of negotiating contracts with two medical practises to provide a five day a week service and on-call. These processes are well established throughout Ryman services. The medication system is yet to be established. The contract for GP services and after-hours services is in the process of being confirmed. Ensure the medication system is to be fully established at Charles Upham including having adequate GP cover for afterhours. Prior to occupancy days Criterion 1.3.12.3 Service providers responsible for medicine management are competent to perform the function for each stage they manage. PA Low All RNs/ENs/senior caregivers responsible for administering medication complete an annual medication competency. The regional manager stated only RNs/ENs will be responsible for medication in the level two hospital/rest home unit. The service is planning to implement one-chart on opening and medication competencies and training are to occur as part of their induction. Newly employed RNs have not yet completed induction or one-chart training. Ensure that employed staff who will be responsible for administration of medications complete medicine competencies and training at the time of opening and prior to administering medicines to residents.