55 Pa. Code § 5320.45 - Staff orientation and training
The program director shall oversee orientation and training of the staff, including:
(1)
In-service and out-service training relevant to the needs of the population
being served by the facility.
(2) A
written policy for orientation and training of direct care and support staff
according to the following criteria:
(i)
Full-time staff, defined as working 30 hours per week or more, shall receive a
minimum amount of orientation as follows:
(A)
Direct care staff-20 hours.
(B)
Support staff-4 hours.
(ii) Regularly scheduled part-time staff,
defined as working less than 30 hours per week, shall receive a minimum amount
of orientation as follows:
(A) Part-time
direct care staff-10 hours.
(B)
Part-time support staff-2 hours.
(3) Written documentation that an orientation
program includes the following topics:
(i)
Program philosophy, mission statement, goals and objectives.
(ii) Review and update of all policies and
procedures.
(iii) Infection control
including universal precautions, risk reduction and HIV education.
(iv) Confidentiality.
(v) Safety, fire safety and evacuation
procedures.
(vii) Conflict resolution
(direct-care staff only).
(viii)
Crisis prevention, management and reporting.
(ix) Abuse prevention and
reporting.
(x) An overview of the
main effects and side effects of medication (direct-care staff only).
(xi) Interdisciplinary treatment process and
treatment planning (direct-care staff only).
(xii) Quality improvement and service
utilization (direct-care staff only).
(xiii) Documentation and reporting mechanisms
(direct-care staff only).
(4) Written documentation that ongoing
training includes review and update of all policies and procedures including
those listed under topics for orientation.
(5) Orientation shall be completed before the
direct-care staff has independent, unsupervised, interaction with
residents.
Notes
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5320.25 (relating to provider records).
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