The agency's policy titled "Staff and Volunteer Performance Evaluations" stated that performance evaluations would be conducted after the first 90 days and annually. The employee's evaluation form would be placed in the employee's personnel file.
Review of the Alternate Supervising Nurse's personnel file included a 90-day performance evaluation that was dated 100 days after hire.
No other staff or volunteer evaluations were delinquent. Upon interview, the Administrator stated that the Alternate Supervising Nurse was in a car accident at around 75 days after hire and did not return to work until 90 days after hire. The Administrator was on a two-week cruise to the Bahamas at the time of the Alternate Supervising Nurse's return to work and completed the evaluation within two days of her return from vacation.