Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A.
Documentation of all inservice training shall be signed and dated by both the
individual providing the training and the individual receiving the training.
The following training shall be provided by appropriate resources,
e.g., licensed/registered/certified persons, books, electronic
media, etc., to all staff members/direct care volunteers and
private sitters in the context of their job duties and responsibilities, prior
to resident contact and at a frequency determined by the facility, but at least
annually unless otherwise specified by certificate, e.g.,
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR):
1. Basic first-aid to include emergency
procedures as well as procedures to manage/care for minor accidents or
injuries;
2. Procedures for
checking and recording vital signs (for designated staff members
only);
3. Management/care of
persons with contagious and/or communicable disease, e.g., hepatitis,
tuberculosis, HIV infection;
4.
Medication management including storage, administration, receiving orders,
securing medications, interactions, and adverse reactions;
5. Depending on the type of residents, care
of persons specific to the physical/mental condition being cared for in the
facility, e.g., dementia; cognitive disability; mental illness; or aggressive,
violent, and/or inappropriate behavioral symptoms etc., to include
communication techniques (cueing and mirroring), understanding and coping with
behaviors, safety, activities, etc.
6. Use of restraint techniques;
7. OSHA standards regarding blood-borne
pathogens;
8. Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation for designated staff members/direct care volunteers to ensure
that there is a certified staff member/direct care volunteer present whenever
residents are in the facility;
9.
Confidentiality of resident information and records;
10. Bill of Rights for Long-Term Care
Facilities per 1976 Code Section
44-81-10,
et seq.;
11. Fire
response training within twenty-four (24) hours of their first day on the job
in the facility (See Section 1503);
12. Emergency procedures/disaster
preparedness within twenty-four (24) hours of their first day on the job in the
facility (See Section 1400); and
13. Activity training (for the designated
staff only).
B. Job
Orientation.
All new staff members/direct care volunteers shall have
documented orientation to the organization and environment of the facility,
specific duties and responsibilities of staff members/direct care volunteers,
and residents' needs within twenty-four (24) hours of their first day on the
job in the facility.
