Failure to Ensure Timely Nurse Aide Certification
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a nurse aide in training completed a Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) or a Competency Evaluation Program (CEP) within four months of employment. Record review showed that one nurse aide was hired and began working as a nurse aide in training, but did not receive certification until more than six months after starting, during which time the aide worked a total of 99 shifts. The Human Resources Director confirmed that the aide received certification late and continued to work during this period, contrary to the facility's expectation that all nurse aides become certified within four months.