Keeping Criminals from hospital staffing positions
is a tough job, but GroupOne strives to do it
It was a nightmare come to life. And it almost happened again.
A nurse suspected of murdering patients was fired from her job. Less than two weeks later she was hired at a nursing home only 30 minutes away.
Created in 1988 to assist hospitals in finding a safe and qualified workforce, GroupOne Services offers criminal background checks and employee termination data stretching internationally. These screening tools increase the hospital’s success rate when hiring employees by helping to identify quality workers and weeding out the problem candidates.
“Working within a healthcare institution is a privilege and responsibility,” said Eric Scott, Vice President of GroupOne. “It’s our job to not only keep patients safe, but healthcare workers safe. Our goal has always been to improve the quality and safety of any healthcare institution, which in turn improves quality of care.”
GroupOne Services is staffed by experienced professionals serving more than 600 healthcare organizations ranging from large hospital systems to small staffing services. From its headquarters in Irving, Texas, the company energetically researches applicants' backgrounds, processing more than 115,000 requests and 1,155,545 sub requests a year.
GroupOne is not just another vendor. The company partners with clients to support and enhance hiring processes. By basing hiring decisions on GroupOne’s validated data, clients have realized a significant reduction in turnover rates and employment action, thus increasing patient safety.
As for the case of the nurse suspected of murder, today she is serving a life sentence in prison, and her name remains within GroupOne’s database.