Staffing, Personnel Qualifications, and Job Descriptions
Sets the qualifications for every position, requires a written job description with qualifications and specific responsibilities for each, sets the hiring steps, and makes sure staff are assigned only to duties they are trained, competent and, where needed, licensed to perform, with enough staff and back-up to cover the clients the Agency accepts.
About this policy
- Policy number
- NC-HC-HR-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 10A NCAC 13J .1003(e)
- Library
- North Carolina home care · 50 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 18
In short
- Every job has a written job description. You sign yours when you start and whenever it changes.
- Do only the tasks on your job description and the client's plan, and only tasks you have shown you can do safely.
- Aides helping a client who needs extensive assistance must be listed on the North Carolina Nurse Aide Registry.
- Companions and sitters never give hands-on care.
- Carry your Agency identification at every visit.
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 (10A NCAC 13J .1003(e))
- 5. Minimum Qualifications by Position
- 6. Job Descriptions
- 7. Hiring Steps
- 8. Assigning Staff
- 9. Staffing and Staff Absence
- 10. Identification
- 11. Responsibilities
- 12. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 13. Staff Training
- 14. References
- 15. Related Policies and Forms
- 16. Approval
- 17. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the job description for an in-home aide and the employee's signed acknowledgment.
- This aide is assigned to a client who needs extensive assistance. Show me the aide's Nurse Aide Registry listing.
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