Failure to Verify Professional License Prior to Employment
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to verify the professional license of a nurse aide prior to employment, as required by personnel policies and procedures. Specifically, the personnel record for the nurse aide showed a hire date that preceded the date on which the license verification was completed. The human resource director confirmed during an interview that the license verification inquiry was conducted after the employee had already been hired. This deficiency was identified during a review of new hire files and staff interviews, and it affected one out of two employees reviewed.
Plan Of Correction
The human resource director was educated by the NHA related to timely pulling the staff professional license before the date of hire to ensure the license is valid. The new hire files were reviewed by HR. All new hire files will be audited weekly, the Friday before new hires start, to ensure and maintain compliance by the NHA. An audit was completed on all new hire files for license checks before the start date. I certify this document to be a true and correct statement of deficiencies and approved facility plan of correction for the above-identified facility survey.