Orientation, In-Service Training and Competency
Sets out the orientation every staff member, contractor and volunteer receives before working with patients, the job-specific orientation, how the Agency assesses competence before and during practice, the annual in-service program, and the training records that Ohio and federal rules require.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HSP-HR-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- OAC 3701-19-09(E)
- Library
- Ohio hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Complete your orientation before you work with patients or patient information, and sign your orientation record.
- You will not be given a task until a qualified person has checked that you can do it safely.
- Learn the Agency's opioid diversion policy and report any suspicion of drug diversion at once.
- Under Ohio law, nurses, social workers, counselors, clergy and others who care for older adults must report suspected abuse immediately.
- Hospice aides need at least 12 hours of in-service training every 12 months. Keep track of your required training.
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 (OAC 3701-19-09(E); 42 CFR §418.100(g))
- 5. General Orientation
- 6. Job-Specific Orientation
- 7. Competency Assessment
- 8. Continuing Training
- 9. Orientation of Contracted Staff
- 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 this nurse's orientation record and the competency assessment completed before he or she saw patients alone.
- How do you orient contracted staff who care for your patients?
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