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Personnel Policies, Job Descriptions, Qualifications, and Performance Evaluation

Requires written personnel policies and job descriptions, sets the Florida qualifications for every clinical discipline under Rule 59A-8.0095, F.A.C., requires those qualifications to be verified before the first patient visit, requires an annual performance evaluation for every employee and the annual registered nurse evaluation of each licensed practical nurse, and covers employment eligibility verification and workers' compensation.

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About this policy
Policy number
FL-HH-HR-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
Rule 59A-8.0095, F.A.C.
Library
Florida home health · 57 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
19

In short

  • Before your first visit, we check your license or certificate, your training, and your background screening.
  • Read and sign your job description. Do only the tasks it allows.
  • Keep your license, certification, and CPR card current. You cannot work with an expired one.
  • You will have a written evaluation every year. Licensed practical nurses are evaluated by a registered nurse.

What's inside

19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • Terms of Reference
  • 1. Purpose
  • 2. Scope
  • 3. Definitions
  • 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-8.0095, F.A.C.)
  • 5. Written Personnel Policies
  • 6. Qualifications by Discipline
  • 7. Hiring Steps
  • 8. Employment Eligibility Verification
  • 9. Job Descriptions
  • 10. Supervision and Annual Evaluation
  • 11. Workers' Compensation
  • 12. Responsibilities
  • 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 14. Staff Training
  • 15. References
  • 16. Related Policies and Forms
  • 17. Approval
  • 18. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me the job description for a home health aide and for a registered nurse.
  • How did you verify this nurse's license and this aide's training before the first visit?

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