In this PreCheck Product Highlight, we’ll review key tools to consider in your screening program, as well as the top benefits and features available with PreCheck.

This month’s highlight is StudentCheck®, bringing together students, schools, and clinical sites to manage background screening.

In this PreCheck Product Highlight, we’ll review key tools to consider when screening your workforce, as well as the top benefits and features available with PreCheck.

This month’s highlight is Immunization Tracking.

What is Immunization Tracking? Why is it important?

We’ve learned from COVID-19 the value of having a student immunization tracking program in place that can endure rapidly evolving conditions, especially in an industry like healthcare.

The healthcare workforce shortage has been looming over us for years, and the pandemic has made a bad situation even worse. A recent poll from the American Nurses Foundation found that 18% of respondents intended to leave their jobs in the next six months. Retirement only accounted for 16% of that number.

Background screening is vital for meeting regulatory and accreditation standards in healthcare, but because background checks are triggered at the time of offer, they are largely considered a necessary evil of the pre-employment process. Once an employer decides to hire an individual, they have been through requisition creation, multiple interviews, and even pre-hire assessments, all before an offer is made. This puts tremendous pressure on the background screening partner and the entire onboarding process to ensure that the new hire is making it into the earliest orientation possible.

How does an employer know if their employees have been arrested or convicted of a crime while on the job? The truth is, unless employers run recurring criminal history checks post-hire, they simply won’t know. 

Top 3 Background Check Compliance Tips for 2018

Background check compliance continues to be a hot topic moving through 2018. From increased class-action lawsuits to data breaches affecting millions, it’s critical that employers exercise their proper due diligence to safeguard their organization and the reputation they must uphold.

California’s Ban the Box Law: What Employers Need to Know

Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1008 into law on October 14, 2017, expanding a section of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to restrict employers’ ability to make pre-hire and employment decisions based on an individual’s criminal history. California’s Ban the Box law is effective January 1, 2018.

AB 1008 applies to all employers in California with five or more employees and restricts affected employers from:

5 Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Reduce Background Check Turnaround Time

While most healthcare employers conduct background checks on new hires, it can also be a component that can increase the time to fill for talent acquisition. While human resources departments have traditionally been viewed as cost centers, focusing on improving metrics such as time to fill that can demonstrate improved return on investment can change this perception. Since shorter background check turnaround times can contribute to improved results and cost reduction, we compiled this list of ways you can approach this critical component of the hiring process.

What to Consider When Submitting a Background Check: Turnaround Time Demystified

As an employer in healthcare, running employment background checks is an integral part of your hiring and talent qualification process. It reduces compliance risk and ensures your due diligence in promoting a safe working environment to deliver quality patient care.

Selecting a Background Screening Provider for Healthcare: 5 Things to Consider in Your Decision-Making Process

Selecting a background screening company for healthcare has increased significance when compared to other industries because it can have a big impact on patient safety. With the healthcare industry’s rising challenge of consumerism, an effective background screening process is critical for delivering the best patient care.

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