Once an employee is selected to be part of the team, they must then be able to pass the following background checks:
- Ohio Drivers
- Ohio Criminal
- Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI)
- Ohio Nurse Aid Registry
- Ohio Department of Medicaid Provider Exclusion and Suspension List
- Inspector General Database
- Drug Testing
- MR/DD Abuser Registry
- FBI (If have not been a resident of Ohio for the last five years)
- Sex Offender & Child-Victim Offender Database
- US Award Management Database
- DRC Offender Database
Team Members complete atraining process that involves them in classroom training as well as individual specific training in the homes. Training topics include:
- First-Aid/CPR
- Overview of Serving People with Disabilities
- Assessment, Planning, and Implementing the ISP
- Person Centered Services
- Community Integration
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Protecting the Health and Welfare of People with
Disabilities - Policies/Procedures
- Guardian/Family Involvement
- Incident Reporting/Major Unusual Incidents
- In-Home Documentation
- Medication Procedures/Medical Information
- Medication Administration/Delegation
- Universal Precautions
- Supervisor On-call Procedures/Back-up Procedures
- Emergency Situations/Procedures
- Vehicle Safety/Transportation
- Fire Safety
- Behavior Management
- Verbal/Physical Behavior Strategies
- The Rights of Individuals with Disabilities and
Restrictive Measures - Budgeting/Finances
- Professionalism
- Job shadowing
/Individual Specific Training/On-The-Job-Training