HealthcareSource, the developer of recruiting, hiring and HR solutions for the healthcare industry, and SkillSurvey, Inc., the innovator of web-based reference checking solutions, today announced a partnership. Customers of HealthcareSourceís PositionManager applicant tracking system can now utilize the SkillSurvey solution in an integrated fashion.
The SkillSurvey PreHire360 solution(TM), named a Top 10 HR Product of 2007 by Human Resource Executive magazine, enables hospitals and healthcare systems to complete fast and accurate reference checks without the time-intensive phone calls. The appeal of this consistent and documented process has created significant increase in the adoption of the product by healthcare organizations.
Most hospitals and healthcare systems require reference checks on all job candidates prior to hire. Validating dates of prior employment is relatively straight-forward. But acquiring information about job candidatesí actual job performance and behavior is much more challenging, yet essential for successful hires.
Given the high volume of hiring, the time-intensive task of telephoning references, and the reluctance of employers to provide information, the reference check process becomes an operational bottleneck to filling jobs. Yet foregoing reference checks may mean hiring unqualified employees, or a downgrade in The Joint Commissionís JCAHO ratings.
Via SkillSurvey, hospitals and healthcare systems are able to:
ï Complete reference checks in 48 hours
ï Focus more time on recruiting
ï Identify increasing numbers of passive job candidates
ï Ensure only qualified candidates are hired
ï Attain a 100% consistent and documented process
ìWe require references for all of our new hires, but we found it was delaying the employment process,î said Peggy Bradley, employment manager at Poudre Valley Health Systems. ìVia SkillSurvey, we have a process that consistently completes thorough reference checks while enabling us to focus on finding candidates to fill more jobs.î
ìAt Position Manager, we are dedicated to fully understanding our clientsí needs. Making new best practices available, like SkillSurvey, demonstrates our dedication to continuous improvement and to helping our clients achieve their goals,î says Steve Mahoney, director of client services for HealthcareSource.
ìHealthcare professionals know they need to complete a quality reference check, yet they face significant resource constraints to get them done. The SkillSurvey solution will enable these organizations to get accurate information, quickly, on all finalist candidates, with just a few clicks of their mouse,î says Jim Ray, SkillSurveyís vice president of business development. ìAnd, they will identify new potential job candidates along the way.î
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