High Point, NC (Vocus) July 30, 2010

Amistaff Healthcare Technology, the parent company of NurseTesting.com, the leader in validated online healthcare competency testing, donated $750 in setup fees from new NurseTesting.com clients earned during April to Autism Speaks, the nation’s leading autism research and advocacy foundation.

American Consultants of Kansas City, MO, and Jefferson Healthcare of Port Townsend, WA, were noted supporters of the involvement. Angie Morris, Chief Nursing Officer of American Consultants commented,

"We especially appreciated the opportunity to contribute to Autism Speaks while meeting our needs with Nurse Testing that helps us ensure that our healthcare candidates possess the appropriate skills and expertise. The recruiting team at American Consultants continuously communicates with healthcare providers to achieve the ultimate goal…quality-focused healthcare.

Autism is a disorder that is often poorly diagnosed and commonly misunderstood. It has very broad symptoms and is a great challenge to diagnose and treat. We believe strongly in the Autism Speaks mission.”

Autism Speaks is dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and cure for autism; to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of autism.

About NurseTesting.com –
NurseTesting.com was developed to create a standardized system of testing for nurses and healthcare professionals seeking employment at healthcare facilities and staffing agencies. NurseTesting.com’s comprehensive 185+ assessment library features JCAHO/OSHA Mandatory Modules, validated clinical specialty exams, and self-scoring skills checklists. All assessments generate quantitative results determining a nurse’s or health care professional’s skill and qualification in their specialty, and their capacity to utilize and apply their knowledge to deliver safe and effective patient care. Visit www.nursetesting.com for more information.

About Amistaff Healthcare Technology –
Amistaff Healthcare Technology was founded in 2004 as a healthcare staffing solutions provider. Amistaff creates products and services that help hospitals and healthcare staffing firms improve recruitment, retention and placement of caregivers. Amistaff includes a team of IT professionals, RN’s and former recruiters allowing Amistaff to base their products on an in-depth understanding of each client’s unique staffing requirements. All of the Amistaff products, including Prophecy Health, NurseTesting.com, and BlueSky Medical Staffing Software, are web-based solutions designed to simplify workflow and increase efficiency. Visit www.amistaff.com for additional information.

Visit Prophecy at the National Nursing Staff Development Organization Conference in San Diego July 9-11th.

Stop by the Prophecy Booth to meet our team and witness the most comprehensive employment predictor for the Healthcare industry!

• View the system,
• Qualify for a free trial,
• Try out an assessment!

Prophecy’s own CNO, Jim Ostmann, Sr, MBA and Senior Director of Client Experiences, Melissa Spangler are attending the conference.

So, keep your eyes peeled for the team – they look forward to meeting everyone attending NNSDO 2010 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina!

July 8-11, 2010 | Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

The goals of the 2010 NNSDO Convention are to…

• Promote patient safety, staff satisfaction, and quality care in all aspects of education
• Network with peers to function effectively as leader, educator, facilitator, consultant, change agent, and researcher
• Balance teaching, learning, and clinical practice in an environment of fiscal responsibility

Amistaff Healthcare Technology extends a special note of gratification to the 3.1 million registered nurses in America who chose a profession of saving lives and maintaining the health of millions.  Your fervor and commitment for the demanding field of healthcare deserves much recognition.

The American Nursing Association (ANA) chose “Nurses: Caring Today for a Healthier Tomorrow” as the theme for National Nurses Week 2010. The ANA believes that over the past year nurses demonstrated their professionalism during the legislation over healthcare reform.  Being the largest sector of healthcare professions, ANA sees the allegiance of nurses as having the power to succeed in reforming nursing and healthcare to create a healthier tomorrow.

A brief history of National Nurses Week

• 1974: The International Council of Nurses announced May 12 as “International Nurse Day” in observance of Florence Nightingale’s birthday – the founder of modern nursing.
• 1982: President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation declaring “National Recognition Day for Nurses” to be May 6, 1982.
• 1990: The ANA Board of Directors extended the recognition of nurses to a week-long celebration, May 6-12.
• 1993: The ANA Board of Directors pronounced May 6-12 the permanent dates to observe National Nurses Week for all subsequent years.
• 1997: Per the request of the National Student Nurses Association, the ANA Board of Directors selected May 8 as National Student Nurses Day.

To all of the nursing students currently stressing over upcoming exams, or celebrating the successful completion of another semester, thank you for choosing the career of nursing.  Your hard work and dedication will pay off as you reap the rewards of bettering the lives of individuals.

High Point, NC April 16, 2010 — Amistaff Healthcare Technology, the parent company of NurseTesting.com, the leader in validated online healthcare competency testing, will donate all setup fees from new NurseTesting.com clients during April.

The $149 setup fees will be given to Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism science and advocacy organization. Autism Speaks focuses on funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of the disorder; and advocating for the needs of individuals and their families impacted by autism.

With April being Autism Awareness month, as a company we decided to contribute a portion of our sales to further research on autism spectrum disorders

This is a fantastic opportunity for us to do something that will positively affect the lives of others.

“With April being Autism Awareness month, as a company we decided to contribute a portion of our sales to further research on autism spectrum disorders,” says Ron Gonzalez, CEO, Amistaff Healthcare Technology. “This is a fantastic opportunity for us to do something that will positively affect the lives of others.”

About NurseTesting.com – NurseTesting.com was developed to create a standardized system of testing for nurses and healthcare professionals seeking employment at healthcare facilities and staffing agencies. NurseTesting.com’s comprehensive 175+ assessment library features JC/OSHA Mandatory Modules, validated clinical specialty exams, and self-scoring skills checklists. All assessments generate quantitative results determining a nurse’s or health care professional’s skill and qualification in their specialty, and their capacity to utilize and apply their knowledge to deliver safe and effective patient care. Visit www.nursetesting.com for more information.

About Amistaff Healthcare Technology – Amistaff Healthcare Technology was founded in 2004 as a healthcare staffing solutions provider. Amistaff creates products and services that help hospitals and healthcare staffing firms improve recruitment, retention and placement of caregivers. Amistaff includes a team of IT professionals, RN’s and former recruiters allowing Amistaff to base their products on an in-depth understanding of each client’s unique staffing requirements. All of the Amistaff products, including Prophecy Health, NurseTesting.com, and BlueSky Medical Staffing Software, are web-based solutions designed to simplify workflow and increase efficiency. Visit www.amistaff.com for additional information.

High Point, NC (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 25, 2010 — Amistaff Healthcare Technology, Inc. – leader in healthcare competency – continues to raise standards of validated exam development with their NurseTesting.com service releasing the new Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical Exam and Registered Nurse Pharmacology Exam. Utilizing a new validation process never before applied to healthcare competency exams, hospitals and healthcare staffing firms receive access to exam content linked directly to specific job functions and requirements. Assisting with hiring and retaining the most qualified personnel for healthcare positions directly correlates to improving quality of patient care.

The new exams augment NurseTesting.com’s extensive exam library which follows standards set forth by The Joint Commission (a national healthcare standards organization). The new content validation process takes the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978) and applies them to the development of these assessments.

We are confident that with the use of our newly validated exams, a more accurate assessment of healthcare professionals will be available, empowering the employer to select the best candidate for the position, thereby improving the quality of care being delivered to patients across the country.

The two phase development process starts with an in-depth Job Analysis where Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) provide a series of ratings for key job/duties/tasks and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities expected of healthcare professionals on the first day of the job. Then SMEs develop a test plan and begin writing items for exams.

During both phases statistical data is collected and analyzed (i.e. inter-rater reliabilities and Angoff ratings) yielding final recommendations for which items to include in the assessments. The data collected affords the opportunity for assigning initial unmodified Angoff Cutoff Scores. Widely-used arbitrary cutoff scores leave hospitals and staffing agencies wide-open for adverse impact claims. Amistaff’s validation process helps minimize legal responsibility for hospitals and staffing agencies from the use of pass/fail cutoff scores.

Overseeing the implementation of the research and revision system, Chief Nursing Officer, James Ostmann Sr. RN, MBA, states, "We are confident that with the use of our newly validated exams, a more accurate assessment of healthcare professionals will be available, empowering the employer to select the best candidate for the position, thereby improving the quality of care being delivered to patients across the country."

Amistaff will continue utilization of this rigorous content validation process on future exams in an effort to provide high caliber pre-screening assessment tools for the healthcare industry. Implementing pre-screening standards aimed at hiring and retaining the best qualified healthcare professionals attests to facilities’ and staffing agencies’ commitment to improving quality of patient care.

About Amistaff Healthcare Technology – Amistaff Healthcare Technology was founded in 2004 as a healthcare staffing solutions provider. Amistaff creates products and services that help hospitals and healthcare staffing firms improve recruitment, retention and placement of caregivers. Amistaff includes a team of IT professionals, RN’s and former recruiters allowing Amistaff to base their products on an in-depth understanding of each client’s unique staffing requirements. All of the Amistaff products, including Prophecy Health, NurseTesting.com, and BlueSky Medical Staffing Software, are web-based solutions designed to simplify workflow and increase efficiency. Visit www.amistaff.com for additional information.

If business finds you at the Hyatt Manchester Hotel for the Concerro User’s Conference, then be sure to come see Prophecy’s presentation!

Chief Nursing Officer, James Ostmann, Sr. RN, MBA, will be hosting a presentation on how to optimize your RN workforce.  Definitely a presentation you won’t want to miss!

Our Senior Director of Client Experiences, Melissa Spangler, is also in attendance. So, keep your eyes peeled for the Prophecy team and don’t hesitate to say hi!  We look forward to meeting everyone at the conference.

South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) selected Amistaff Healthcare Technology’s Prophecy(SM) software as a complement to their comprehensive pre-screening assessment and hiring process. The Prophecy system compiles Behavioral, Clinical, and Situational Assessments into a comprehensive healthcare employment predictor. Implementing the Prophecy system ensures SNCH’s commitment to patient care by hiring the caregivers that best fit the SNCH values.

(Vocus/PRWEB ) February 18, 2010 — After a thorough search and business proposal process, South Nassau Communities Hospital (SNCH) selected Amistaff Healthcare Technology’s Prophecy(SM) software to use in addition to their comprehensive pre-screening assessment and hiring process. Implementing the Prophecy system ensures SNCH’s commitment to patient care by hiring the caregivers that best fit the SNCH values.

“The assessment tools provide the hiring manager and recruiter with valuable information to assist in ‘best selecting’ applicants for our vacant positions. The reports are user friendly and the interview questions provided are extremely useful during the interview process,” says Donna Pandolfi, RN, Director of Recruitment & Retention for Patient Care Services.

The assessment tools provide the hiring manager and recruiter with valuable information to assist in ‘best selecting’ applicants for our vacant positions. The reports are user friendly and the interview questions provided are extremely useful during the interview process

Prophecy’s three web-based assessment tools – Behavioral, Clinical, and Situational – test interpersonal competencies missed in traditional testing. The three assessments work together to create the most comprehensive employment predictor for the healthcare industry.

Prophecy Behavioral Assessments, powered by PeopleClues ™, utilize personality and attitude tests to measure cognitive thinking. The results capture behavioral characteristics that predict high performance, such as integrity and conscientiousness.

The Clinical Assessments encompass the extensive exam library of Amistaff’s own NurseTesting.com. The comprehensive library provides testing solutions for more than just nurses. These clinical assessments include OSHA and Joint Commission mandatories, nursing and allied assessments, as well as clinical skills checklists.

Measuring a candidate’s skill level in the nursing and healthcare profession is more important than ever. Steps need to be taken to ensure that caregivers hold the latest skills and knowledge, as well as the critical thinking capabilities required of their positions. Prophecy Clinical Assessments identify caregivers with sufficient job knowledge to perform successfully by targeting the most important aspects of each clinical specialty.

Prophecy Situational Assessments identify caregivers with soft-skills directly correlated to successful nursing practice. Designed by industrial/organizational psychologists, four areas of critical workplace competencies are measured:

1) Interpersonal Competence
2) Workflow Management
3) Teamwork
4) Customer Service Skills

After viewing the video vignettes, the applicant selects their choices for the most and least effective responses. The answers demonstrate the manner in which the candidate responds to tough situations. Using Prophecy’s Situational Assessments, facilities are able to quantify which caregivers will make the most effective decisions in the workplace.

Amistaff looks forward to partnering with SNCH for on-site recordings of additional situational vignettes. The current collection of 25 assessments will be expanded to include the clinical specialties of Critical Care, Labor & Delivery, and Medical/Surgical.

About South Nassau Communities Hospital – South Nassau Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals with 435 beds, more than 820 physicians and 2,700 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and is one of seven hospitals in New York without an open heart surgery program permitted to perform angioplasty as an elective or emergency procedure. It is also recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgery. For more about South Nassau, visit www.southnassau.org.

About Amistaff Healthcare Technology – Amistaff Healthcare Technology was founded in 2004 as a healthcare staffing solutions provider. Amistaff creates products and services that help hospitals and healthcare staffing firms improve recruitment, retention and placement of caregivers. Amistaff includes a team of IT professionals, RN’s and former recruiters allowing Amistaff to base their products on an in-depth understanding of each client’s unique staffing requirements. All of the Amistaff products are web-based solutions designed to simplify workflow and increase efficiency. These products include NurseTesting, Prophecy Health, and BlueSky Medical Staffing Software. Visit www.amistaff.com for additional information.

January 22, 2010 — Amistaff Healthcare Technology selects RightSignature as the electronic signature complement for their suite of healthcare staffing solutions including NurseTesting.com, BlueSky Synergy, and Prophecy Health. Ron Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer, stated that after evaluating some of the leading electronic signature software, RightSignature had the right mix of features to meet their clients’ needs.

“RightSignature offers unique, indispensable options for facilitating the signing process,” Gonzalez explained. “RightSignature’s iPhone application and Google Docs integration make working with traveling healthcare providers easier than ever, reducing the time between application and placement. Healthcare staffing companies and hospitals will absolutely benefit from the rich feature-sets available to them, facilitating the recruitment and on-boarding process.”

RightSignature offers unique, indispensable options for facilitating the signing process

RightSignature’s iPhone application and Google Docs integration make working with traveling healthcare providers easier than ever, reducing the time between application and placement. Healthcare staffing companies and hospitals will absolutely benefit from the rich feature-sets available to them, facilitating the recruitment and on-boarding process.

Using the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, RightSignature provides a clean, simple interface to get documents signed online. Focusing on the small and medium business market, RightSignature ensures secure and compliant signatures globally for corporations, non-profits, and web workers alike.

Daryl Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of RightSignature, said, "RightSignature is singularly focused on enabling users to fill out and sign documents online with ease. We’re thrilled to work with Amistaff Healthcare Technology to bring our intuitive, elegant signing experience to employee on-boarding processes in the healthcare industry. Amistaff’s NurseTesting, BlueSky Synergy, and Prophecy Health products are the perfect integration partners for RightSignature."

RightSignature’s API allows seamless integration of the electronic signature application with other leading software solutions. Amistaff developers have utilized the API to enable users to send documents for signature from within the Amistaff suite of software solutions.

About Amistaff: Amistaff Healthcare Technology was founded in 2004 as a healthcare staffing solutions provider. Amistaff creates products and services that help healthcare staffing firms and hospitals improve recruitment, retention and placement of caregivers. Amistaff includes a team of IT professionals, RN’s and former recruiters allowing Amistaff to base their products on an in-depth understanding of each client’s unique staffing requirements. All of the Amistaff products are web-based solutions designed to simplify workflows and increase efficiency. These products include NurseTesting, BlueSky Medical Staffing Software and Prophecy Health. Visit www.amistaff.com for additional information.

About RightSignature: RightSignature LLC provides cutting-edge software for signing documents online. Parties complete form fields online and create a handwritten signature with a mouse, on the iPhone touchscreen, or on a fax signature page. Utilizing the world-class infrastructure of Amazon Web Services, RightSignature is a software-as-a-service and is available anytime, anywhere, through a web browser. From solo professionals to Fortune 500 companies, RightSignature users span the globe and represent almost every industry. RightSignature has offices in Santa Barbara, California, and London, England.