Staff Orientation, Competency and In-Service Training
Sets out the orientation every employee, contracted staff member and volunteer receives before working with patients, how the Agency assesses competency before independent work and every year, the in-service and refresher training California and federal rules require (infection control, fraud, waste and abuse, aerosol transmissible diseases, bloodborne pathogens, workplace violence, emergency preparedness), and the training records kept.
About this policy
- Policy number
- CA-HSP-HR-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.100(g)
- Library
- California hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Finish orientation before your first patient visit.
- Show a supervisor you can do each task safely before doing it alone, and again every year.
- Bloodborne pathogens, airborne disease and workplace violence training are repeated every year.
- Learn how to prevent fraud, waste and abuse, and how and when to report it.
- Ask for help with any task you have not been trained on. Never guess.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (42 CFR §418.100(g); 22 CCR §74868(a)(1)(A))
- 5. Orientation
- 6. Competency Assessment
- 7. In-Service and Annual Refresher Training
- 8. Training Records
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the orientation record for a nurse hired in the last three months.
- How do you assess the competency of your aides, nurses and volunteers, and how often?
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