{"ref":"DC-HC-HR-06","title":"Orientation, In-Service Training, Competency, and Annual Performance Evaluation","category":"Human resources","summary":"Sets out the position description for each category of employee, what every new employee learns in orientation, how aides' competency is checked before and after they work alone, the in-service training the Agency provides each year, the annual performance evaluation, and the Agency identification every employee shows before entering a client's home.","inShort":["Finish orientation before your first client visit. A nurse will check your skills before you work alone.","Before your first visit to a client, the nurse explains that client's service plan to you. Do only the tasks in the plan.","The Agency offers at least 12 hours of training each year, including HIV/AIDS and cultural competency. Keep your certificates for your renewal.","You will have a performance evaluation every year. You can add your own comments.","Wear your Agency ID badge and show it before you enter any client's home. Report a lost badge the same day."],"primaryCitation":"22-B DCMR §9909.1(e)","citations":["22-B DCMR §9909.1(b)","22-B DCMR §9909.1(d)","22-B DCMR §9909.1(e)","22-B DCMR §9909.2(c)","22-B DCMR §9909.2(h)","22-B DCMR §9909.2(k)","22-B DCMR §9909.2(l)","22-B DCMR §9909.11","22-B DCMR §9907.1","22-B DCMR §9908.3","22-B DCMR §9913.6","22-B DCMR §9916.2(f)","22-B DCMR §9917.7","17 DCMR §9307.1","17 DCMR §9313.3"],"federalCitations":["29 CFR §1910.1030(g)(2)","29 CFR §1910.1030(h)(2)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me this aide's orientation record and signed position description.","How do you check that an aide is competent before the aide works alone with a client?"],"forms":[{"ref":"DC-HC-HR-06-A","title":"Orientation and In-Service Training Record"},{"ref":"DC-HC-HR-06-B","title":"Position Description Acknowledgment"},{"ref":"DC-HC-HR-06-C","title":"Annual Performance Evaluation"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (22-B DCMR §9909.1(e))","5. Position Descriptions","6. Orientation","7. Competency Evaluation","8. In-Service Training and Continuing Education","9. Annual Performance Evaluation","10. Agency Identification","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"dc-hca","state":"Washington, DC","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/staff-policy-acknowledgment/","h1":"Staff policy acknowledgment: how read-and-sign works in home care"},{"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}}