| There has been a lot of bad rap about healthcare | | | | human resource departments vary from one another, |
| staffing agencies in the past. This is mainly due to | | | | the assistance it can provide its healthcare workers is |
| some agencies’ inability to get their applicants a job | | | | usually no match to the support services that a |
| or the unpleasant work environment in facilities where | | | | healthcare staffing agency can give its applicants. |
| they are placed. Not to mention that some of these | | | | Facilities are focused on patient care and in working |
| agencies overwork their clinicians and underpay them. | | | | with you to deliver the best care possible, while |
| Although some of these stories are true, healthcare | | | | healthcare staffing agencies make it a point to highly |
| staffing firms that are legitimate, professional and | | | | focus on you -- the provider of care. Agencies are |
| dedicated have a lot to offer a healthcare professional | | | | specialized and dedicated in guiding you in your career. |
| who is looking for a job. Below are a few reasons | | | | They want to ensure that you are comfortable and |
| why you should consider going through an agency to | | | | well-adjusted to your new job. Staffing companies will |
| get a job in a healthcare facility. | | | | try to send you to a place where you will feel most |
| IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE BEST | | | | secure, and the will provide housing and relocation |
| OPPORTUNITES: In an effort to reduce costs and | | | | assistance, if necessary. They will even provide |
| minimize the management attention necessary in | | | | follow-up calls to check if you’re adjusting well to |
| dealing with complex hiring processes, a lot of facilities | | | | the job and your new environment. With their years of |
| including some of the best and largest, outsource | | | | experience in assisting healthcare workers in the field, |
| recruitment and other human resource management | | | | they know and can provide you with what you need |
| tasks to healthcare staffing agencies. When facilities | | | | to excel in your career. |
| start dealing with agencies, the agencies are the first | | | | IMMIGRATION SUPPORT: It is true that the nursing |
| to know of any vacancies coming from the facilities. | | | | shortage has provided special pathways for nurses |
| Not only do these agencies get the latest information | | | | trained abroad to become US immigrants. But many |
| on the facilities’ needs, but they also get job | | | | facilities do not have the time, knowledge or people |
| postings that may not be immediately available to the | | | | that can assist you in processing your immigration |
| public. | | | | papers to be able to legally stay and work in the US. |
| INDUSTRY EXPERTISE/CAREER COUNSELING: For | | | | Healthcare staffing firms have dedicated departments |
| established agencies, their years of experience in the | | | | whose main focus is to recruit applicants from other |
| industry have made them experts in dealing with | | | | countries. This in-house department has experienced |
| human resource concerns. As recruiters that have | | | | staff who are knowledgeable of the necessary |
| dealt with numerous situations with applicants, they can | | | | immigration requirements. They will also guide you on |
| suggest how you could maximize your potential from | | | | the process of completing your licensure requirements, |
| the variety of options they give. Your recruiter will | | | | and their assistance can extend to helping you find |
| have more time with you, while a few of them even | | | | housing in your assigned location. |
| provide character assessments and personality tests; | | | | Although the benefits and services that agencies offer |
| this means they’ll have an in-depth look at your | | | | differ, what they can provide you will be extremely |
| skills, qualifications and traits and will therefore be able | | | | helpful in getting you the best job that will fit your skills, |
| to intelligently advise you. Remember that these | | | | personality and preferences. By going to the right |
| agencies want you to be in an environment where you | | | | healthcare staffing firm to find employment, you get |
| could excel as they are compensated by the quality of | | | | special access to some of the best healthcare |
| people they send to the facility -- quality which is | | | | opportunities out there, as well as quality support |
| determined by your work performance. | | | | that’s guaranteed to put you on track to career |
| QUALITY SUPPORT SYSTEM: Although facilities’ | | | | excellence. |