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The Joint Commission’s Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) Certification

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Overview

Highlights

The Joint Commission’s Health Care Staffing Services certification provides an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm’s ability to provide qualified and competent staffing services. The program was formed to help link health care facilities and health care staffing firms to ensure the very best workforce is provided to care for patients and their families.

During this webinar, attendees will learn

How the Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services Certification program can improve health care staffing operations
What a staffing firm needs to do to qualify for the HCSS certification
How HCSS standards ensure compliance by regulating beyond common health care standards
The best practices that Joint Commission-certified health care staffing firms follow use to remain compliant

Presenter

JoEllen Ryan, RN, MS, health care staffing reviewer, the Joint Commission

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