The Joint Commission’s Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) Certification Program provides an independent, comprehensive evaluation of a staffing firm’s ability to provide qualified and competent staffing services. Health care staffing firms are eligible for Joint Commission certification if they:
- Place temporary clinical staff in other organizations that direct or provide direct patient care
- Place temporary clinical staff under the direct supervision of another organization's personnel
- Collect and present four months of data for each of the three standardized performance measures by the time of the initial on-site review
- Place at least 10 individual clinical employees on assignments by the time of on-site review