Today's technology enables all sorts of collection of background data on just about anyone you want to hire. You need to understand, however, what is and what isn't involved in a background check.
A background check can consist of any number of reports about a person to be used for employment purposes. The legal term for this kind of report is a "consumer report" or an "investigative consumer report," depending on where you're located.
There are specific types of information you can learn from a background check. They include:
· Employment history
· Professional licensing
· Educational history
· Credit history
· Criminal record
· Driving record
· Medical history
· Workers' comp claims
Some practices prefer to conduct a background check on their own. Such checks can be time-consuming and expensive, and require a certain degree of expertise. Other practices prefer to hire out their background checks.
Regardless of whether they’re done in-house or outside, you’re required to notify the applicant and get permission if you’re going to be conducting a background check.
OMB has sample background check templates available at: http://www.oncologymanagersbriefcase.com/forms_details.php?for_id=385
Oncology Managers Briefcase is a subscription based website. Members will be asked to login to access the link above. The background check templates are located under Operating Policies in the forms section.
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