Jobscience Renews Alliance with Sterling Testing Systems

Jobscience , developer of the Fast Track applicant tracking system and a leading developer of staffing solutions for the healthcare industry, announced a renewed alliance with Sterling Testing Systems, a leading provider of background screening services to the healthcare industry.

The ongoing partnership will provide integrated applicant tracking and background screening services to healthcare organizations. The Jobscience-Sterling solution provides background services that are seamlessly integrated into the recruitment and hiring process. Applicant data is securely and automatically transferred to Sterling upon initiation of a background check, eliminating the need for faxing or redundant data entry. The result is a more efficient, accurate and timely screening process.

Dedicated support professionals at both organizations manage the process from start to finish, eliminating the hassles and long implementation times often experienced by end-users during typical system integrations. Hospitals currently utilizing Jobscience can take advantage of integrated background screening ordering in a matter of days through the pre-built HR-XML integration.

Since 1998, Jobscience, Inc. has been a leading developer of staffing solutions for the healthcare industry. Jobscience owns and operates the Internetís largest healthcare job board network (http://www.jobscience.com), and is the leading provider of web-based human resource automation software to hospitals. Jobscience.com is the nationís leading healthcare job site network with over 350 Sites and 200,000 healthcare Jobseeker Registrants. Jobscience provides healthcare professionals a forum for discovering new career opportunities by identifying open positions among Americaís premier health providers and research companies.

ìSterling Testing Systems has quickly earned a reputation among our customers as a top-notch provider of background services,î said Ted Elliot, CEO of Jobscience. ìWe are pleased to continue our partnership with Sterling as the premier provider of background screening services.î

Sterling Testing Systems has over 30 years of industry experience providing employers with superior decision-making information. It provides extensive pre-employment screening services, including criminal background checks, verifications of education and employment, drug screening, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Fraud and Abuse Control Information Searches (FACIS). Providing turnaround times 50% faster than the industry average and harnessing over 30 years of experience serving hospitals, nursing homes, adult care and retirement communities, Sterling takes a consultative approach to developing customized programs specific to the needs of each organization.

ìSterling Testing Systems is proud to continue to our partnership with Jobscience,î said Paul Mladineo, Vice President of Strategic Development at Sterling. ìOur companies share a mutual commitment to building long-term customer relationships based on quality of service and expanding technology.î

Among the companiesí mutual customers are Adena Health System, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Childrenís Hospital of Central California, Provena Health, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Memorial Health University Medical Center and Citrus Valley Health Partners.

For more information about the Jobscience-Sterling Testing Systems Background Screening solution, please contact Alan Laurentano at 415-777-1017 (alanl at jobscience.com) or online at www.jobscience.com. You may also contact Zach Bayer at 212-812-1048 (zbayer at sterlingtesting.com) or visit their website at: