Failure to Complete Background Check Prior to Direct Care Employment
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to complete a criminal background check prior to allowing a certified nurse assistant (CNA) to begin direct resident care. According to facility records, the CNA was hired and started working with residents on 1/17/23, but the required background check was not conducted until 10/16/23, approximately nine months after employment began. During an interview, the Director of Staff Development confirmed that the CNA's background check was ordered after the employee had already started working with residents, contrary to facility policy, which requires background checks to be completed before employment. Facility policy also states that background and criminal checks are to be initiated within two days of an offer and completed prior to employment.