Failure to Verify Nurse Aide Registry and RN Licensure Prior to Hire
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to follow its own abuse prohibition policy by not verifying the standing of a newly hired nurse aide on the Pennsylvania Nurse Aide Registry prior to employment, as required. Additionally, the facility did not check the licensure status of a newly hired registered nurse with the State Board of Nursing before the nurse began work. These deficiencies were identified through a review of personnel files and confirmed in interviews with the Director of Human Resources, who acknowledged that the required verifications were not completed prior to the respective hires.