Candidate Credentials and Competency: Getting Beyond The Resume
Recruiting quality healthcare professionals requires a level of sophistication and depth. You need a recruiter who understand that a quality candidate goes beyond an impressive resume. You can rely on Jaykay Medical Staffing to evaluate candidate credentials thoroughly in order to provide you with qualified and motivated candidates. In addition to completing any and all routine background screenings, we assess and document clinical staff competence based on the techniques, procedures, technology, and skills needed to provide care, treatment, and services to the populations our facilities serve.We assess and reassess competencies on an ongoing basis, annually at the minimum, based on the client’s report of clinical staff performance. Although screening for healthcare personnel can vary depending on a client’s needs, Jaykay Medical Staffing includes the following routine competency tests in our hiring process:
Comprehensive Core Competency
- Nursing
- National Patient Safety Goals
- Abuse and Neglect
- Infection Control (i.e. Blood-Borne Pathogens, Transmission-Based Precautions, CDC Guidelines)
HR
- Cultural Diversity
- Complaints and Grievances
- Sexual Harassment
- Ethics
- Workplace Violence
- Substance Abuse Recognition
- Quality Improvement
Legal
- HIPAA
- Patient Rights
- Legal Issues in Healthcare
- Compliance
- Risk Management
Safety
- OSHA
- Patient Safety
- Falls Prevention
- Latex Allergy
- Environment of Care
- Life Safety
- Hazardous Material
- Waste Management
- Medical
- Equipment Management
- Emergency Preparedness
- Utility Management
- Security Management
- Bio-Terrorism
- Fire Safety
Patient Interaction
- Restraints
- Pain Management
- Care Planning
- Advance Directives
- Body Mechanics
- Color Vision
- Age Specific
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