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Travel Nurse Across America Awarded Certification From The Joint Commission

Posted on: Thursday, 11 December 2008, 14:30 CST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel Nurse across America has achieved the coveted Gold Seal of Approval(TM) for healthcare staffing services from The Joint Commission.

Travel Nurse across America, a national supplemental healthcare staffing firm, recently underwent a thorough on-site review of its compliance with national standards addressing how staffing firms determine the qualifications and competency of their traveling nurses and surgical technicians, how they place them at client hospitals around the country, and how they monitor the healthcare traveler's performance while on assignment.

Joint Commission's Certification assures Independent Evaluation of Healthcare Professionals

"Healthcare organizations that contract with Travel Nurse across America can look to this certification as an assurance that Travel Nurse across America demonstrates a commitment to providing and continuously improving quality services," says Michele Sacco, M.S., Executive Director, Health Care Staffing Services Certification, Joint Commission.

Shortage of Healthcare Professionals

The ongoing shortages of nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals have forced healthcare organizations to increasingly fill positions with temporary workers through contractual arrangements with healthcare staffing firms. The Joint Commission's certification program, launched in October 2004, offers an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm's abilities to provide competent staffing services.

"This certification recognizes Travel Nurse across America's dedication to providing traveling nurses and surgical technicians that are qualified to provide safe, high-quality care to patients," says Gene Scott, President. "We're proud to receive the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval(TM). With the current economic challenges that our client hospitals are facing, they are counting on us more than ever to deliver on that promise." Founded in 1999, Travel Nurse across America places qualified registered nurses and surgical technicians in travel nursing jobs at client hospitals in all 50 states. Travel Nurse across America is a founding member of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations. Learn more about Travel Nurse across America at http://www.nurse.tv.

SOURCE Travel Nurse across America

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