Facilities may ask clinicians for a Joint Commission clinical staff compliance record before approving them to pick up shifts at their location. The name references an accrediting body, and understanding what that body does explains why the record exists.
What the Joint Commission is
An independent organization that accredits hospitals and other healthcare organizations in the United States. It sets standards, evaluates organizations against them, and grants accreditation to those that meet them. Its standards apply to accredited organizations rather than to individual clinicians, which is the distinction that matters here.
Why that reaches a credential list
An accredited organization has to demonstrate that everyone working in its building meets certain conditions, including clinicians who are there for a single shift. Meeting a standard at the organizational level therefore requires records at the individual level. What appears on a credential list is the facility gathering what its own accreditation depends on.
What these records generally involve
Accreditation standards touch areas including competency, credentialing, infection control, and patient safety practices. A compliance record collects whichever of those an organization needs documented for the people working its units. The particular set belongs to that organization and reflects how it approaches its own accreditation.
Where to confirm what applies to you
Accredited organizations interpret and implement standards themselves, so two facilities can document the same standard differently. The facility is the authority on what it keeps on file, and the credential list on a shift posting shows what a particular building is looking for.
How to add this credential to your Nursa profile
For a compliance record, the path depends on what the facility documents.
- Navigate to your Profile in the Nursa app.
- Locate Credentials on your profile view.
- Select the "+" button.
- Select "Add Credential."
- Select the credential you want to add.
- Follow the instructions to add your credential.
Depending on the credential type, this may require uploading proof of the certification, reviewing and signing a document, or completing a facility-required training in ShiftReady. ShiftReady is an online learning management platform that offers clinicians access to a library of third-party training resources.
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