Streamline Competency Assessments with the 5th Edition of Competence Assessment Tools for Health-System Pharmacies

Are you tired of inefficient competency assessment processes in your health-system pharmacy? Look no further than the newly updated and expanded 5th edition of Competence Assessment Tools by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). This essential resource provides practical tools to assess and document an employee’s ability to perform assigned duties, meeting the human resource requirements of CMS, The Joint Commission, and other accrediting organizations.

Save Time and Increase Efficiency

This comprehensive guide supplements and reinforces staff knowledge in key competency areas, saving you time and increasing efficiency. The enhanced companion website allows you to easily adapt many of the forms included in the book for your own practice, including job descriptions and orientation records.

New and Updated Resources

The 5th edition features updated resources for customizing job descriptions, including job description, competence assessment summary, and performance evaluation templates for a Pharmacy Purchasing Technician. Additionally, it includes a study guide for the emergency management chapter and new competencies on:

• Medication Dosing in Patients with Hepatic Dysfunction
• Pharmacokinetics: Aminoglycosides
• Parenteral Anticoagulant Therapy
• Oral Anticoagulant Therapy
• Compounding Non-Sterile Preparations

For the first time, this edition also includes a crosswalk of all competencies, indicating which competencies are for use only with pharmacists, only with pharmacy technicians, or appropriate for both.

Improved Education and Training

The new chapter on Educating the Pharmacy Staff provides valuable insights into training and development. Furthermore, new test questions in many chapters, including the use of a patient case report format for tests in the clinically-oriented chapters, help ensure staff are well-equipped for their roles.

Key Features and Details

This hardcover edition spans 700 pages and is published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The language is English, and the ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 numbers are 1585284025 and 978-1585284023, respectively.

Stay ahead of the curve in health-system pharmacy competency assessments with the 5th edition of Competence Assessment Tools. Order your copy today and ensure your staff are equipped to provide exceptional patient care.