Orientation, Competency and In-Service Training
Sets out the orientation every employee, contracted worker and volunteer receives before giving care, the Michigan-required infection control and emergency preparedness training at hire and every year, how the Agency assesses competence, the yearly in-service program, and how training is recorded.
About this policy
- Policy number
- MI-HSP-HR-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §418.100(g)
- Library
- Michigan hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Finish orientation and sign the record before you care for any patient.
- Infection control and emergency training happen when you start and again every year. Michigan requires both.
- A supervisor checks that you can do each task safely before you do it alone, and again every year.
- Hospice aides need at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months.
- If you are not sure how to do a task, stop and ask your supervisor.
What's inside
18 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); Mich. Admin. Code R 325.45141)
- 5. Orientation
- 6. Competency Assessment
- 6.1 Methods
- 6.2 When competence is assessed
- 6.3 Who assesses
- 7. Yearly In-Service Program
- 8. Responsibilities
- 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 10. Staff Training
- 11. References
- 12. Related Policies and Forms
- 13. Approval
- 14. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me this nurse's orientation record and competency assessment.
- How do you document infection control training for new staff, contract workers and volunteers?
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