Orientation, Job Descriptions, Identification Badges, and Performance Evaluation
Requires a written job description and an orientation for every new employee before their first assignment, a photo identification badge with the content and title format the Health Care Facilities Act prescribes, and an annual performance evaluation alongside the annual competency review.
About this policy
- Policy number
- PA-HC-HR-07
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 35 P.S. §448.809b
- Library
- Pennsylvania home care · 49 policies
- Category
- Human resources
- Sections
- 16
In short
- Finish your orientation and sign your job description before your first visit.
- Wear your photo ID badge whenever you work. It shows your photo, first name, title, and the Agency name.
- If you cannot wear the badge during care, show it to the consumer when you arrive.
- You will get a written evaluation after 90 days and then every year.
What's inside
16 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (35 P.S. §448.809b)
- 5. Job Descriptions
- 6. Orientation Content
- 7. Identification Badges
- 8. Performance Evaluation
- 9. Responsibilities
- 10. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 11. Staff Training
- 12. References
- 13. Related Policies and Forms
- 14. Approval
- 15. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me this worker’s orientation record. Did it cover abuse reporting?
- Is this worker wearing an identification badge with a photo, first name, title, and the Agency’s name?
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