San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 12/03/2010 -- CareStat LLC is a local supplemental healthcare staffing company which is owned and operated by healthcare professionals. The goal of the company is to identify and provide qualified professional staff, while adhering to the Joint Commission standards of excellence. CareStat partners with healthcare facilities to ensure that all patients/clients are provided with exemplary healthcare.
CareStat is licensed to provide supplemental staffing services to hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities and other health care organizations. CareStat employs a variety of highly skilled health care professionals to meet the needs of the hospital.
Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services Certification is the gold standard in evaluation for the staffing industry. The Joint Commission is a name clients know and trust. Voluntarily undergoing certification is a strong indicator that a health care staffing firm meets national consensus-based industry standards. In order for health care staffing firms to become certified by The Joint Commission, they undergo a voluntary on-site evaluation. Compliance with the standards is intended to improve the quality of health care and increase patient safety. The certification review provides a comprehensive evaluation of key processes such as verifying the credentials and competencies of health care staff. Four areas are addressed: Leadership, Human Resource Management, Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement, and Information Management.
The purpose of health care is to prevent, to diagnose, or to treat illness and to maintain and to promote the health of the patient. The goal of CareStat is to continuously improve the quality and means of producing services provided by the office and field staff to its clients; and to its patients, as an extension of the client.
This is accomplished by:
- Annual Mandatory Comprehensive Core testing (including Joint Commission standards)
- Patient Safety Goals testing
- Federal Background Screenings (including sex offender)
- OIG screenings
- Drug Abuse screenings
The obligation continuously to improve one's professional ability and to evaluate the methods used is included in the ethical codes of business. CareStat's office and field staff are to maintain and increase his/her knowledge and skills in his/her field of specialty. CareStat's office staff shall recommend only qualified and specialized field staff to accommodate the needs of its clients and extended to the needs of its patients. CareStat is responsible for the clinical and professional development of nurses in its areas of specialties. Office staff assesses the learning needs of its field staff and develops educational programs to meet those needs. This is accomplished by:
- Mandatory Specialty Skills checklists
- Mandatory Specialty testing
- Two Professional Reference verifications
- Licensing and Certification reviews (auto expiration checks)
- Offering on-line accessibility review to our clients
The Joint Commission’s Health Care Staffing Services standards address areas of risk within the company, and puts plans and policies in place that anticipate and minimize risk to the business. Joint Commission certification provides CareStat with a rigorous framework that helps improve the way to measure and improve internal procedures and processes. This gives confidence that the company is following the best industry practices available.