Job Descriptions, Qualifications, License Verification and Competency
Requires a job description with qualifications and responsibilities for every position (including direct-care volunteers), sets the qualifications for each discipline under North Carolina and federal rules, verifies licenses and registry listings at hire and before they expire, defines how competency is verified, and requires performance evaluations at least annually.
About this policy
- Policy number
- NC-HSP-HR-02
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 10A NCAC 13K .0401(d)
- Library
- North Carolina hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 17
In short
- You have a written job description. Do only the duties you are trained, competent or licensed to do.
- We check your license or Nurse Aide Registry listing with the board or registry before you start and before it expires.
- If your license or listing lapses or is restricted, you cannot work in that job until it is fixed. Tell your supervisor within one business day of any action against it.
- A supervisor checks your skills before you work alone and at least once a year.
- You receive a performance evaluation at least once a year.
What's inside
17 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 13K .0401(d))
- 5. Job Descriptions
- 6. Qualifications by Discipline
- 7. Verifying Licenses, Listings and Certifications
- 8. Verifying Competency
- 9. Performance Evaluations
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the job description for this position and this employee's signed acknowledgment of it.
- How did you verify this nurse's license and this aide's Nurse Aide Registry listing? When does each expire?
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