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 Due to a variety of factors, including an overall shortage of licensed nurses and other professionals, there is currently a tremendous opportunity for recruiters in the United States in the healthcare industry. There's a strong need right now for healthcare professionals, and there will continue be a need well into the future. Top Echelon Contracting has always focused its efforts on meeting the needs of recruiters and helping them to offer contract staffing. As a result, we expanded our business several years ago to incorporate healthcare placements.
Due to the nature of healthcare jobs, much more effort is needed in order to qualify and employ someone in this field. Without the proper employment of healthcare workers, there could be severe consequences for clients. Top Echelon Contracting has added medical professional liability insurance protection to our Certificate of Insurance. In addition, we have placed healthcare employees everywhere - from small, local clinics and hospitals to the federal government. See a sample of our healthcare clients.
Pre-Hire Application for Therapy Professionals Working in Schools
In 2002, President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. The overall purpose of this law is to ensure that each child in America is able to meet the higher learning standards of the state in which he or she lives. Consequently, there has been a huge demand for therapy professionals in school systems.
Top Echelon Contracting works with recruiters who find therapy job openings for contract candidates throughout the United States. Then Top Echelon Contracting becomes the employer for therapy contract professionals assigned to work in various schools. We require any therapy professionals working in a school system to complete a "Pre-Hire
Application."
Additional Screenings for Healthcare Workers
Healthcare employees are thoroughly screened prior to the commencement of a contract assignment. This screening includes the following:
- Drug Screen
- Criminal Background Check
- License Verification
- Tuberculosis Test
- Annual Skills Checklists – details areas of
employee’s
expertise
- Authorization for Release of Information – authorization
to use/disclose health information
- Immunizations and Vaccinations – verify
employee’s
necessary immunizations and vaccinations
- Blood Borne Pathogen
Training – confirm that employee has
had proper training
- We also address any occupational specific
screenings and qualifications.
Which Healthcare Workers do we Employ?
Top Echelon Contracting can offer back-office services for healthcare staffing when the placement falls within the following guidelines:
- Medical professionals must be working on "long-term" contract assignments (i.e., any single client assignment lasting longer than five weeks).
- Medical professionals must be working in one of the environments listed below:
- Physician Offices
- Hospitals or Outpatient Clinic
- Charitable or Welfare Organizations
- Nursing Homes - Professional Positions Only (Includes Other Long-Term Care Environments
Such as Skilled Nursing Facilities, Assisted Living Facilities, Hospices, and Adult
Day Care)
There are literally hundreds of different healthcare occupations, and Top Echelon Contracting can employ a wide range of them, including nurses, X-ray technicians, biomedical equipment technicians, pharmacists, mammographers, laboratory technicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, radiology technicians, clinical research associates, dental assistants, phlebotomists, and ultrasound technologists, to name a few. Professionals we can employ in nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, hospices, and adult day care centers include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, pharmacists, and dietitians.
However, there are some medical positions
we cannot handle. We cannot
place doctors/physicians, nurse practitioners, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, radiation therapists, or emergency medical technicians/paramedics in any kind of facility or personal residence. This list is not intended
to be a comprehensive list or commitment to future placements. Please
call for specific occupations.
Need more information?
For more information about placing healthcare professionals in contracting positions, please call Top Echelon Contracting at (888) 627-3678 and ask to speak with a Contract Administrator about healthcare contract staffing.
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