{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-01","title":"Job Descriptions, Qualifications, and Lines of Supervision","category":"Human resources","summary":"Requires a written job description for every classification the Agency uses (licensee, Administrator, designees, supervisors, office staff, volunteers and home care aides) that states the duties and responsibilities, the minimum qualifications and the lines of supervision given and received, and sets the minimum qualifications that come from the Act.","inShort":["Every position has a written job description with duties, qualifications and who supervises whom.","Read and sign your job description before you start.","Home care aides must be 18 or older and cleared on the Home Care Aide Registry.","Do only the tasks in your job description and the client's service plan.","If asked to do something outside your job, say no politely and call your supervisor."],"primaryCitation":"Form HCS 281 (12/21) §B2","citations":["Form HCS 281 (12/21) §B2","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.12(a), (n), (o)","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.21","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.43","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.44(b)","Cal. Health & Safety Code §1796.45"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the job description for a home care aide. Who supervises the aides, and who supervises the supervisors?","Do you have job descriptions for every position, including volunteers?"],"forms":[{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-01-A","title":"Job Description"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Form HCS 281 (12/21) §B2)","5. Classifications and Minimum Qualifications","6. Contents of Each Job Description","7. Using and Updating Job Descriptions","8. Working Within the Job Description","9. Responsibilities","10. Records and Compliance Monitoring","11. Staff Training","12. References","13. Related Policies and Forms","14. Approval","15. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ca-hca","state":"California","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}