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Elite365 Joint Commission Policy Statement
Elite365 is committed to providing a higher standard of service and to the delivery of safe, quality patient care. Elite365 complies with the Joint Commission’s Standards for Healthcare Staffing Services. As an employee or customer, you can have confidence that the processes within Elite365 support that the supplemental staff working in a client’s organization have met the requirements established by the Joint Commission.
To assure compliance with the Joint Commission Standards for Healthcare Staffing Services, Elite365 provides the customer a written description of the following service features.
Subcontractors
Elite365 will not engage subcontractors to provide Assigned Providers unless agreed to in advance by the customer.
Floating
Assigned Providers may only be placed in assignments that match the job description for which Elite365 assigns them; if an Assigned Provider is asked to float to another department with the customer, the department must be a like department or unit and the float provider must have demonstrated previous competency and have the appropriate certifications, credentials for that department/unit. Assigned Providers should only be floated to areas of comparable clinical diagnoses and acuities.
Competency Review
It is the responsibility of Elite365 to conduct and finalize the pre-employment assessment of the Assigned Provider’s competence based on the techniques, procedures, technology and skills needed to provide care, treatment and services to the populations served by the customer upon completion of Elite365 orientation.
It shall be the responsibility of the customer to cooperate in a review or evaluation of each Assigned Provider, relative to the provider’s ability to perform specific job functions upon completion of provider’s assignment or shift. Elite365 relies on the customer’s feedback in order to accurately assess and re-assess the competence of the Assigned Provider on an ongoing basis based on the customer’s report of clinical performance.
Orientation of Providers
Elite365 will provide all new providers with an orientation to the company’s policies and procedures. It shall be the responsibility of the customer to orient assigned providers to the facility and its rules and regulations and to acquaint them with the facility policies and procedures, including dress code, physical layout and equipment and to validate competency and ability of Assigned Provider to properly use equipment.
Providers & Independent Contractors
As the provider of staffing services, Elite365 will be the employer of Assigned Providers and shall not by reason of their temporary assignment with the customer through Elite365 become providers of the customer. At its sole discretion Elite365 reserves the right to utilize Independent Contractors in addition to its providers, to assist in the provision of all agreed upon Healthcare Supplemental Staffing services.
Continuing Education Links
General Resources:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – http://www.hhs.gov
U.S. Department of State – http://www.travel.state.gov
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services – http://www.uscis.gov
World Health Organization – http://www.who.int
Medicine Education Resources:
AMA Ed Hub – https://edhub.ama-assn.org/
Medical Education Resources, Inc. (MER) – http://www.mer.org/
Nursing Education Resources:
My Free CE – http://www.myfreece.com
Virtual Lecture Hall – http://www.vlh.com
AMN Healthcare Education Services – http://www.rn.com/
Certified Nursing Assistant Education Resources:
CNA CEUs – http://www.cnaceus.co/CourseCatalog.php
CNA Continuing Education – https://cnazone.com/CourseList
Incident, Error, Tracking System
Upon notification of Incidents and or Errors, Elite365 shall document and track all unexpected incidents, including errors, sentinel events and other events, such as injuries and safety hazards related to the care and services provided, utilizing its data gathering tools. Information gathered, tracked and analyzed is to be shared and reported appropriately to customers, regulatory bodies and the Joint Commission as required.
Communicating Occupational Safety Hazards / Events
It shall be the responsibility of the customer to notify Elite365 within 24 hours of the event; any competency issues, incidents, and/or complaints related to the Assigned Provider and/or Elite365 Customer agrees to initiate communication with Elite365 whenever an incident/injury report related to the Assigned Provider is completed
Requirements for Staff Specified
The requirements of staff sent to the customer by Elite365 are to be determined by the customer as part of the written agreement between the two parties. It is Elite365’s obligation to comply with the requirements of the customer by supplying staff that have the documented competencies, credentials, health screening and experience to satisfy the requirements specified by the customer in order to deliver safe care to the population being served.
Conflicts of Interest
Elite365 to the best of its ability identifies conflicts of interest. Elite365 discloses all conflicts of interest to its clients. Elite365 annually reviews its relationships and its healthcare providers’ relationships with vendors, clients, competitors and regulatory entities to determine conflicts of interest.
When conflicts of interest arise, Elite365 discloses this conflict of interest when appropriate to whichever client may be involved or affected. Elite365 enforces that internal employees of Elite365 are not permitted to maintain additional employment, accept gifts (other than those of nominal value) or to allow payment on their behalf of any travel, living or entertainment expense by any person or organization currently doing business with or seeking to conduct business with Elite365, unless approved by the client involved or potentially involved.
Staff Matching Requirements
Elite365 shall verify the Assigned Provider’s licensure, certification, education and work experience to assure they are competent and possess the skills and experience that match requirements for the assignment. Matching the Assigned Provider’s licensure, certification, education and work experience to assure they are competent and possess the skills and experience matching the specified requirements of the assignment may include the use of new grad practitioners upon the request or approval of the customer.
The Elite365 office, located in Rockledge, FL, is open Monday through Friday from the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Our telephone number is (855) 478-4004. Outside of normal business hours, in the event of an emergency, please contact us at (561) 310-9469.
In the event of an emergency, natural disaster or other uncontrollable event, Elite365 will continue to provide service to you through our corporate network from a location where phones and computers are functional. Elite365 will do everything possible to support you in meeting your needs during crisis situation(s). A copy of our Emergency Management Plan is available upon request.
Our goal is to always provide you with a consistent level of service. If for any reason you are dissatisfied with our service or the service provided by one of our healthcare professionals, we encourage you to contact the local manager to discuss the issue. Elite365 has processes in place to resolve customer complaints in an effective and efficient manner. If the resolution does not meet your expectation, we encourage you to call the Elite365 corporate office at (855) 478-4004. A corporate representative will work with you to resolve your concern. Any individual or organization that has a concern about the quality and safety of patient care delivered by Elite365 healthcare professionals, which has not been addressed by Elite365, is encouraged to contact the Joint Commission at www.jointcommission.org or by calling the Office of Quality Monitoring at (630) 792-5636. Elite365 demonstrates this commitment by taking no retaliatory or disciplinary action against providers when they do report safety or quality of care concerns to the Joint Commission.
