Failure to Complete Required Background Check for CNA
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to complete a required background check for one of six current employees reviewed, specifically a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) who was hired on 9/20/24. Review of the CNA's employee file showed no documentation of a background check. During an interview, the Administrator confirmed that the background check was not completed, attributing the oversight to the office manager, who had just started around the time of the CNA's hire. The facility's policy, dated October 2022, requires a criminal record check prior to hire in accordance with 481 Iowa Administrative Code 58.11(3).