Section 180. Staff orientation

A. The training and orientation required in subsections B and C of this section shall occur within the first seven days of employment, and unless under the sight supervision of a trained direct care staff person or administrator, prior to assuming job responsibilities.

B. All staff shall be trained in:

1. The purpose of the facility;

2. The services provided;

3. The daily routines;

4. The facility's policies and procedures;

5. Specific duties and responsibilities of their positions; and

6. Required compliance with regulations for assisted living facilities as it relates to their duties and responsibilities.

C. All staff shall be trained in the relevant laws, regulations, and the facility's policies and procedures sufficiently to implement the following:

1. Emergency and disaster plans for the facility;

2. Techniques of complying with emergency and disaster plans including evacuating residents when applicable;

3. Procedures for the handling of resident emergencies;

4. Use of the first aid kit and knowledge of its location;

5. Handwashing techniques, standard precautions, infection risk-reduction behavior, and other infection control measures specified in 22VAC40-72-90;

6. Confidential treatment of personal information;

7. Observance of the rights and responsibilities of residents;

8. Requirements and procedures for detecting and reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of residents and for mandated reporters, the consequences for failing to make a required report (Section 63.2-1606 of the Code of Virginia specifies requirements and procedures for reporting and consequences for not reporting.);

9. Procedures for reporting and documenting incidents as required in 22VAC40-72-100;

10. Methods of alleviating common adjustment problems that may occur when a resident moves from one residential environment to another; and

11. For direct care staff, the needs, preferences and routines of the residents for whom they will provide care.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 23, Issue 06, eff. December 28, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-1732 of the Code of Virginia.