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Here is some sample content from Competency Verification of Agency Personnel:

	POLICY: Supplemental patient care staff are obtained through off-site agencies who maintain a valid written agreement with this hospital. Elements of the agreement include off-site agency's responsibility for: License verification Educational preparation verification Clinical competence Prior to off-site agency nursing personnel assuming duty in the patient care areas, individuals will be checked for the possession of a valid, current nursing license as an RN or LPN/LVN. Individuals unable to present a valid license will not be allowed to assume their scheduled assignment. Off-site...
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	...to attend continuing education programs sponsored by the hospital. All off-site agency nursing personnel will be evaluated upon their initial assignment by the Nurse Manager/Charge Nurse of the patient care unit the agency nurse is assigned. Individuals receiving acceptable evaluations of satisfactory or above in all categories will be re-evaluated on a periodic basis. Registry nurses with a performance evaluation below satisfactory will not be allowed to return to work. All off-site...