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Annual Required
- Authorized By: George Moore and Steve Divine, Interim Co-District Directors of Health
- Initial Effective Date: 12/1/2021
- Replaces: New Policy to Reflect Longstanding Practice
- Reviewed:
- Revised: 11/22/2023 (KD), 7/15/2024 (KD), 10/7/2025 (KD)
- Contact: Head of Human Resources
Policy for Annual Required Training / Acknowledgements
Policy for Annual Required Training / Acknowledgements
All NKY Health employees and long term supplemental staff must complete ALL district-wide training / acknowledgements between the beginning of December and the end of February.
Supervisors play a key role in supporting staff through this process. They are responsible for:
Ensuring that their staff complete the training and acknowledgements
Keeping records of completion for supplemental staff and volunteers
Ensuring records of completion for part-time NKY Health employees are scanned as .PDFs to Human Resources by March 1
NKY Health employees who fail to complete the training / acknowledgements may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from employment.
Supplemental staff and volunteers who fail to complete the training / acknowledgements may be suspended from working at NKY Health until the training / acknowledgements are completed.
Definitions of NKY Health Employees and Supplemental Staff
Definitions of NKY Health Employees and Supplemental Staff
Supplemental Staff are those who are working at NKY Health but paid by a different entity, students, and unpaid volunteers.
Volunteers are those who are working at NKY Health but are not under contract or on payroll.
NKY Health Employees are those who complete a timecard in NKY Health's timekeeping system and receive pay direct deposited from NKY Health.
Full-Time Employees are those who are paid for 40 hours/pay period
Part-Time Employees are those who are paid for less than 40 hours/week (this includes contract employees)
Purpose of Policy
Purpose of Policy
This policy formalizes our commitment to ensuring a safe, supportive, and compliant workplace for everyone. By completing this annual training, you are helping us to maintain the highest standards in public health while refreshing your knowledge on critical workplace safety and behavioral practices that protect all of us. It also ensures we meet all legal, best-practice, and funding requirements specific to local health departments in Kentucky.
Procedures for Annual Required Training / Acknowledgements
Procedures for Annual Required Training / Acknowledgements
Scheduling Time to Complete the Training / Acknowledgements
Scheduling Time to Complete the Training / Acknowledgements
The training and acknowledgements are made available annually.
Supervisors must work with staff to schedule administrative time to complete the training/acknowledgements.
Supplemental Staff and Volunteers Checklist for Completing the Training/Acknowledgements
Supplemental Staff and Volunteers Checklist for Completing the Training/Acknowledgements
Please download the following checklist, print it, then initial and date each item as you complete it.
You can access the items by using the links:
On the live checklist on this page before you download it.
On the Orientation Site.
When you have finished all the items, please give the checklist to your NKY Health supervisor/coordinator.
Annual Required Training Acknowledgement Checklist for Supplemental Staff + Volunteers, etc.pdfPart-Time NKY Health Employees: Checklist for Completing the Training/Acknowledgements
Part-Time NKY Health Employees: Checklist for Completing the Training/Acknowledgements
Please download the following checklist, print it, then initial and date each item as you complete it.
You can access the items by using the links:
On the live checklist on this page before you download it.
On the Orientation Site.
When you are finished with all the items on your checklist, have your supervisor sign both pages. After your supervisor has signed, please scan both pages into a single .PDF file and email the file to your supervisor and to hr@nkyhealth.org with the subject line "Annual Required Training Checklist." Be sure to save a copy so you can update your transcript in MyPURPOSE as soon as "Frankfort" gives you access.
Annual Required Training Acknowledgement Checklist for Part Time NKY Health Employees.pdfFull-Time NKY Health Employees: Items to Complete in MyPURPOSE and TRAIN
Full-Time NKY Health Employees: Items to Complete in MyPURPOSE and TRAIN
Complete your training in MyPURPOSE and TRAIN. The following list is to help you keep track of the items you need to complete but the materials should be on your transcript in MyPURPOSE. (Exception: The modules that you complete in TRAIN will not appear on your transcript.) Look for "NKY Health YYYY-YYYY Annual Compliance Training and Update" on your active transcript.
Good News! There is no need to print or submit a checklist. MyPURPOSE automatically tracks your progress and transcript for you, making record-keeping simple.
Annual Required Training List for Full-Time NKY Health Employees (MyPURPOSE).pdfQuestions and Answers
Questions and Answers
Please refer to the FAQs page of this site.
Revision Log
Revision Log
Annually
Update checklists.
6/8/2023
Added Revision Log.
11/22/2023
Added information about CEU's.
7/15/2024
Revamped checklists.
Deleted "Are You Sure This is Going to Work?" section (now that we've been using MyPURPOSE for several years.)
10/7/2024
Removed language about unforeseen closures.
Changed dates to first of December through end of January.
Moved questions and answers to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page of this site.
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