Easy Ways to Help Your Staff Track Their Healthcare Certifications

Between licenses, continuing education credits and professional certifications, your average healthcare professional has to keep track of dozens of official documents. Since accidentally allowing any of these certifications to expire could potentially make your employee unable to work, you should make tracking your team’s certifications a top priority. How can you do it without getting lost in a mountain of paperwork?

Key steps to tracking healthcare certifications

It would be one thing if you simply had to store your nurses’ credentials for future reference – just stuff them all in a drawer and call it a day. Regardless, the real (and very critical) task of managing professional certifications is much more complex. You have to:

  • Store credentials in a secure location
  • Keep track of expiration dates
  • Ensure compliance with your facility’s requirements
  • Provide renewal reminders
  • Make documents easily accessible

If the process is starting to sound hopelessly complex, you’re not the first one to feel that way. Fortunately, technology is (once again) here to save the day. Below, you’ll find our top three credential tracking programs. Though each one has its strengths, all can guarantee you’ll never lose track of an employee’s healthcare certifications again.

1.      HelloCert by SubItUp

HelloCert provides a simple and effective solution to your tracking needs. As the name boldly implies, you’ll never accidentally say goodbye to an employee’s certification records once you’ve got the program set up. When combined with its parent program, SubItUp, the package provides a complete scheduling and tracking suite for your entire staff.

2.      Humanity

While HelloCert sets out to solve a specific problem, Humanity’s software suite aims to be a truly full-service solution. From time clocks to payroll, the program goes far beyond being a simple platform for credential management (though it excels in this role). Even better, the software’s pricing is based on a pay-per-user scale, so it is perfect for facilities of all sizes.

3.      Nurse Backpack

What sets Nurse Backpack apart from the competition is the convenient app. Since any of your employees can access the app on their phone, your entire team can work together to track, update and share professional certifications.

At Expert Staffing, our mission is to make all of your staffing issues as smooth as possible. As a full-service healthcare staffing agency, we can guarantee an excellent fit for your part-time, temporary and permanent staffing needs. To learn more about our innovative staffing strategies, contact us today.