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Policy 311Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/03/19, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Health Care Staff Orientation - 1Health Care Staff Orientation 311.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish an orientation period for all new health care staff working in the facility, in cooperation with the health authority. The goal is to improve the competency of the health care staff and the effectiveness of the care delivered, as well as to maintain the safety and security of the custody environment and to comply with all applicable laws, regulations and national health care standards observed by the Department. 311.2 NEW HEALTH CARE STAFF ORIENTATION All new health care staff shall complete an orientation program before independently working in their assignments. At a minimum, the orientation program will cover the following: (a)The purpose, goals, policies, and procedures for the Santa Ana Police Department (b)Security and contraband regulations (c)Access control to include use of keys (d)Appropriate conduct with incarcerated persons (e)Responsibilities and rights of facility employees and contractors (f)Universal and standard precautions (g)Occupational exposure (h)Personal protective equipment (PPE) (i)Biohazardous waste disposal (j)An overview of the correctional field as it relates to custody functions (k)Health care delivery protocols 311.3 HEALTH CARE STAFF REFRESHER TRAINING All health care staff shall meet refresher-training requirements as established by the local public health entity or their minimum licensing requirements as established by the state licensing body. 311.4 FACILITY-SPECIFIC TRAINING The Security Supervisor should include these staff members in training and training exercises relative to facility safety and security including, but not limited to, the following: •Emergency medical triage in the facility •Emergency evacuation routes and procedures •Communication systems during facility emergencies •Security during facility emergencies •Qualified health care professional response during "officer down" incidents Santa Ana Police Department Custody Manual Health Care Staff Orientation Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2024/03/19, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department***DRAFT*** Health Care Staff Orientation - 2•Responding to critical facility emergencies •Facility hostage policy and medical response tactics •Medical emergency transportation procedures •Media relations 311.5 TESTING All training delivered to qualified health care professionals should include a testing component to document that the employees understand the subject material. 311.6 TRAINING RECORDS The Training Supervisor, in coordination with the Responsible Health Services Administrator (HSA), shall be responsible for developing and maintaining training records in accordance with established records retention schedules.