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Orientation and In-Service Training Plan

The Agency's written training plan: 12 hours of orientation within 30 days of employment, with at least 6 hours (including the 2-hour agency and emergency orientation and dementia training) before any participant contact; a supervised on-the-job training review within 30 days; the care plan before the first visit; 5 hours of in-service each year after the first year with dementia updates; the waivers the rules allow; and how training is documented.

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About this policy
Policy number
MO-HC-HR-05
Version
1.0
Main rule
19 CSR 15-7.021(22)
Library
Missouri home care · 50 policies
Category
Human resources
Sections
20

In short

  • You complete 12 hours of orientation within 30 days of starting, including at least 6 hours before your first participant visit.
  • Before your first visit you are trained on the Agency and emergencies, ethics, abuse reporting, infection control and dementia care.
  • A trainer watches you do personal care tasks within your first 30 days.
  • You get a copy of the care plan before you serve a participant.
  • After your first year you complete 5 hours of in-service training every year, including dementia updates. Sign every training record.

What's inside

20 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 (19 CSR 15-7.021(22))
  • 5. Orientation Requirements
  • 6. Orientation Curriculum
  • 7. Supervised On-the-Job Training Review
  • 8. Designated Trainers
  • 9. Waivers of Training
  • 10. In-Service Training
  • 11. Nurses, Supervisors and Office Staff
  • 12. Documentation of Training
  • 13. Responsibilities
  • 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
  • 15. Staff Training
  • 16. References
  • 17. Related Policies and Forms
  • 18. Approval
  • 19. Revision History

An inspector may ask

  • Show me your written training plan and the agendas for orientation and in-service.
  • For this aide, show me the training report: dates, trainer, topics, hours, location, date of first participant contact and the aide's signature.

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