Competencies Tools

How to Complete a Competency

If you have any questions, please contact  Debbie Nkumba x37816

Staff

To complete an online competency from the Staff Development Competency Library

• Register for Competency via OWL Portal by clicking on “Register” link
• Read the online competency
• Access and read all appropriate policies, procedures and protocols listed or linked in competency
• Complete the on-line Post-Test
• A passing score for a competency is 80% or better. 
• Be prepared to repeat post test if your score is less than 80%
• Score will automatically be saved in your employee history in OWL

Manager / Supervisor

Competence Assessment is a term given to how you evaluate your employee’s ability to acquire knowledge and apply it safely and efficiently to their assigned tasks. Select 1 – 2 annual competency assessments for your staff, based on one or more of the following criteria:

• Low Volume - meaning the knowledge or task is not frequently utilized or completed
• High Risk - to the patient and/or staff
• Problem Prone

Mandatory house wide competencies are frequently a method of getting all the employees “up-to-date” with new information. This “new” information is then incorporated into orientations, skills check lists, BLUE, core classes, etc. Once the information is incorporated into other venues, these competencies are no longer required for new hires or annually for all staff members, but are available to use as needed for additional training.

Method:

• Inform your staff of their individual Requirements assigned by you or supervisor in OWL
• Competencies will be completed online
  • Online tests are graded automatically
  • Results are automatically stored in the employee’s history in OWL
  • Request a new OWL number roster from the OWL team 
    • If this is an annual department specific competency, new OWL number requests must be submitted annually by each department
  • Place copy of post-test in departmental employee file
  • Post completion results in OWL

Author

New Author for Competencies

• Review Competence Development Basics
• Utilize the competency templates
• Complete and submit OWL # Request to OWL Team
  • For all new online competencies, submit OWL request form on OWL portal and select Online Classroom“Moodle.”
• Email new competency, skills checklist, post-test, and answer key to Debbie Nkumba

Current Author for Online Staff Development Competency Library Competencies

• Competencies must be reviewed a minimum of every three years or sooner with changes in practice.  It is advised that this review include content experts (i.e. lab personnel, pediatric vs. adult clinicians, compliance department) and not be limited to the primary editor/author.

Staff Development Competency Library

• All competencies on the Staff Development Competency Library are on-line competencies.  Competencies added to the Staff Development Competency Library will become on-line competencies.
• Online competencies have on-line post tests, which are automatically graded.  Results are automatically recorded in the employee’s history in OWL.
• To be included in the Staff Development Competency Library and placed on-line, please email competency, skills checklist (if applicable), post test and answer key to Debbie Nkumba.
  • Competencies placed on-line are available for system-wide use. 
  • Skills Checklist.  If staff is required to demonstrate psychomotor skills as part of competence testing, please submit a skills checklist.  Please use the skills template
  • Online Post Test Requirements
    • Minimum of 5 questions
    • Multiple choice or True/False questions preferred