Why ABiiS Med-Staff

   

 

ABiiS Med-Staff...
When a patient requires individualized medical care, you can count on ABiiS Med-Staff to have the qualified professionals available.

We are the right choice ...
ABiiS Med-Staff is extremely selective about the personnel we choose.  Only the best will do. And ABiiS Med-Staff 's high standards enable us to deliver our promise of the best quality care. Just as important, we make sure our medical staff are the right choice for your needs. We do our homework! We get to know you, and become acquainted with your special requirements. When an ABiiS Med-Staff professional works well for you, we make assignment to your facility a priority.

We are always available and quick to respond ...
Whether you need help filling your staffing requirements, private duty nurses in your facility, or home care nurses for your discharged patients, ABiiS Med-Staff services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No matter how suddenly staffing problems arise, we are ready to help.

Best of all, ABiiS Med-Staff adheres to a strict 15-minute policy. If we cannot find a medical professional who meets your requirements within 15 minutes, we will let you know.

Professional staffing means professional patient care ...
Over the years, ABiiS Med-Staff has grown to be one of the fastest growing medical staffing services with a solid reputation for quality, dependability, efficiency and personalized attention.

We hire the best. We are committed to service and we are steadfast in our responsibility toward maintaining your own high standards of patient care.

  

Dependable health care services by people who care about people ...
When patient load steps up or your nurses call off from work, we are here to step in. When you are short of nurses, every minute you remain understaffed puts you and your patients at risk. That is why more hospital and nursing homes count on ABiiS Med-Staff
for staffing assistance.

  • Fast, prompt, and reliable nurses

  • Guarantee replacement

  • Qualified nurses

  • 24-hour, seven days a week service

  • Satisfaction guaranteed

  • Personalized service

  • Lowest rates

Qualified professionals managed by professionals ...
Every ABiiS Med-Staff nurse must meet strict employment standards set forth by ABiis Med-Staff professionals including:

  • Meeting state licensing and health requirements, state verified license.

  • Successful completion of our written qualifying nursing exam.

  • Minimum one year experience in their area of expertise.

  • Thorough screening of references.

  • Thorough orientation to ABiiS Med-Staff professional policy and procedures.

  • Strict adherence to ABiiS Med-Staff code of ethics and professional standards.

  • Monthly in-services.

Beyond this, we also perform ongoing service evaluations to maintain the high quality or care rendered by ABiiS Med-Staff personnel.

  • Save time - Gain immediate access to our national database of thousands of highly skilled health care professionals, including RNs and Allied Health professionals…eliminate time spent on screening, credentialing, and training candidates because our rigorous recruitment and evaluation process does it all for you.

  • Save Money - ABiiS Med-Staff Travel is there when you need us and gone when you don't - so you can reduce total labor costs by transforming fixed labor dollars into semi variable expenses and keep your bottom line healthy.

  • Personal Attention: We'll stay in touch with you to assure your total satisfaction.

  • Guaranteed - If you're not satisfied with a ABiiS Med-Staff Travel flexible health care professional during the first week of the assignment, or with a permanent placement professional within 30 days, we'll credit you for the total ABiiS Med-Staff Travel billing related to that health care professional. 

Solutions Tailored to Meet Your Needs

All of our solutions begin with sensitivity to your bottom line, and are tailored to meet your specific needs short or long-term.

  • PRN Nursing Needs

  • Travel Staffing

  • Temp-to-Perm Nurses

  • Permanent Placement Long-Term

  • International Nurses Long-Term

Whether the result of seasonal census fluctuations, leaves of absence, vacations, turnover, expansion, personnel training, etc., our travelers/Local Nursing network are designed to help you maintain optimum staffing and patient care levels. When compared to traditional alternatives such as per diem and overtime usage, our travelers/Local Nursing network provides a cost-effective solution, without disrupting the continuity or quality of care. Furthermore, unlike traditional per diem staffing, our travelers/Local Nurses help alleviate shortages and meet seasonal needs by bringing in healthcare professionals from outside the local market.

 

Flexibility

With ABiiS Med-Staff you have the option of selecting the payroll plan, which best meets, the needs of your facility. Under our full-service Staffing Plan, the health care professional assigned to your facility remains a ABiiS Med-Staff employee. You pay one low hourly fee; ABiiS Med-Staff handles the rest. If you prefer, you can select our Hospital Payroll Plan, which allows interim staff members to remain on your payroll. You can customize the plan by selecting from among the following services: housing, travel reimbursement, completion bonuses, customized billing and more.

When it comes to matching high-quality professionals in a cost-effective manner with your unique staffing needs, no one does it better then ABiiS Med-Staff Travel. Take the next step toward making ABiiS Med-Staff Travel part of your ongoing human resources strategy.

 

Screening Procedures

 

All ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses must meet the following requirements: 

License Verification: The employee’s license/certification is verified, copied and kept on file in the local office.

Certification: A current C.P.R. card and a picture I.D. are copied and kept on file in the local office, as well as ACLS, PALS, and other certifications as required.

 

Skills Inventory: Applicants complete a comprehensive age related skills inventory that is kept on file and updated yearly. 

Testing: Applicants are given screening tests in most general staffing areas.  A passing grade of 80 percent or better must be obtained.  Certain specialty areas and paraprofessional testing may be replaced with client interview or other criteria as directed. 

Drug-Free Work Place: All applicants sign a drug free work place policy and are randomly drug tested by state guidelines or client contract.

Criminal Background Investigation: All applicants sign a Criminal Background Investigation Policy and are checked by state guidelines and/or client contract. 

Mandatory In-services: A yearly review of Fire & Safety, Infection Control, Hazardous Wastes, and OSHA standards is required of all ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps employees.

 

Interviewing: All prospective employees are interviewed by the branch director/manager.  During the interview, emphasis is placed upon work history, clinical expertise and review of the exam.  At this time, information and performance requirements are given to the applicant regarding ABiiS Med-Staff’s policies and procedures, as well as the policies and procedures of the institutions, which we serve. 

References: At least two references verifying work experience in clinical area are required.  No ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps employee will be placed without references.  Telephone references, whenever available, are documented.

Health/TB Test: A physician’s statement is required verifying that the applicant has had a satisfactory medical examination including TB within the past year/or chest x-ray.  Other specific health requirements are handled on an individual basis, as directed by client or state health guidelines.  Each applicant must have Hep B vaccine or have signed declination.

Placement and Orientation: Assignment of employees is made by our branch director/manager in conjunction with the ABiiS Med-Staff staffing coordinators, according to the skill and expertise of the individual and the needs of the institution.  Emphasis is placed on continuity of service whenever possible.  Orientation policies and procedures of the utilizing institutions are adhered to by ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps.  ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps provides the client with facility specific orientation. 

Evaluation: Evaluations of ABiiS Med-Staff’s employees are done at 10 shifts and annually.  All evaluations are completed by the branch director/manager in consultation with the supervisory staff of the client/facility.  This evaluation includes JCAHO age related criteria. 

Employee Files: A complete and current file is kept on all employees; including application, license and C.P.R. certification, test results, references, physician’s statement, medical history and any continuing education courses completed.  An employee’s file also contains appropriate documentation relative to the applicant’s identity and work authorization as required by INS rules. 

Continuing Education: All ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps employees are encouraged to participate in on-going educational courses.  Tuition assistance is provided.  ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps works with clients to provide on-going orientation. 
 
Personal Interview: Personal interview conducted by local Branch Manager

Exam and Skills Testing: The following classifications are skills tested and must pass an exam:  RN’s in Med/Surg (including Geriatrics & Telemetry), Mental Health, Pediatrics, Mother/Baby/L&D/Neonate, Telemetry/Cardiac Strips and Critical Care.  All LPN’s, CNA's and HHA’s are also tested.

Summary: ABiiS Med-Staff Nurses/ ABiiS Med-Staff Temps complies with all recommendations of the ONA ANA, OSHA, provincial, state and federal guidelines, HIPPA and JCAHO; and, in many instances, exceeds those recommendations.

Available Specialists

 

 

Whatever your clinical staffing challenge, whatever your clinical setting, ABiiS Med-Staff Travel has qualified professionals for your specific needs ...
 
As specialists in the temporary health care industry, ABiiS Med-Staff
knows your precise needs and can provide the professionals you want:

  • Case Manager Nurse

  • Clinical Nurse Midwives

  • Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • CNA/Psych. Tech

  • Home Health Aid

  • Licensed Practical Nurse

  • Medical Assistant

  • Nurse Practitioner

  • Occupational Therapists/Assistants

  • Pharmacist

  • Phlebotomist

  • Physical Therapist/Assistant

  • Qualified Medication Aide

  • Respiratory Therapists

  • Registered Nurse (all specialties)

  • Surgical Technologist

  • Speech Language Pathologist

  • Utilization Review Nurse

At ABiiS Med-Staff, our health care professionals have the specialized skills necessary to meet your diverse temporary staffing needs:

  • BURN

  • CCU

  • CR

  • Dialysis

  • DOC

  • ER

  • Geriatrics

  • Hospice

  • ICU

  • Intake

  • LTC

  • Med/Surg

  • MICU

  • Neonatal ICU

  • Neurology

  • Oncology

  • OR

  • Orthopedic

  • OB/GYN

  • PACU

  • Pediatrics

  • Pediatrics ICU

  • Psychiatric

  • Pulmonary

  • Rehab

  • SICU

  • TCU

  • Telimetry

  • Triage

  • Urology

 

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