Failure to Ensure Nursing Assistant Maintained Active Certification
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a staff member working as a Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) maintained an active professional certification. Review of the staff member's employment and certification records showed that their NAC certification had expired, yet they continued to work on multiple dates without a valid certification. The staff roster and timecard confirmed the staff member was scheduled and worked as an NAC during the period their certification was expired. The Business Office Manager acknowledged that although the staff member was hired with an active certification, there was a failure to follow up and verify the renewal of the certification, and the monthly license audit process had not been completed prior to discovering the lapse. The Interim Director of Nursing Services stated that all NACs are expected to have current certification.