For all Washington Healthcare Professionals (CNA, LPN, RN) joining the ShiftMed team, see below for steps to complete your background check.
Background Check Steps
Once your Identification, Professional License and I-9 credentials and 2 consent forms are all verified by ShiftMed’s credentialing team, you will be invited to complete your Background Check via email.
You will be emailed a fingerprinting request form with our information. Please do not send your fingerprints to Washington without this form from ShiftMed.
Get fingerprinted at one of the fingerprinting locations listed on https://watch.wsp.wa.gov/ you will need to cover the cost of the fingerprinting card.
Once you receive your fingerprinting card from your fingerprinting location you will need to complete the top of the card with the following information
ORI Section: 24070508D
Reason for fingerprinting: Public Information
Employer and address: ShiftMed LLC 7925 Jones Branch Drive #1100 Mclean VA 22102
We suggest mailing this with a tracking number so you can see when it arrives to the State Patrol. You will not be reimbursed for your postage.
You will need to mail your fingerprints to the Washington State Patrol. Please include.
WSP form from ShiftMed (Make sure subject Information is filled out)
Fingerprint Card (Make sure top section is completed as shown above)
Do not include payment (ShiftMed covers this cost)
You will need to mail your fingerprints to
Washington State Patrol
PO Box 42633
Olympia WA 98504-2633
Once Washington State Patrol receives your fingerprint card, they will run it though their database and release the results to us electronically. The Washington background check can take up to 7-14 days to be processed. Your profile will be updated with the results to complete your background.
While ShiftMed is waiting for the Washington Background Check to be received, the status of your Background Check credential will show as ‘pending’ in the ‘My Credentials’ section of the ShiftMed app.
Note: The ShiftMed app will notify you right away when you are available to start working.
Questions?
If you have any questions, contact us by using our chat option in the app. This can be found by selecting the side bar menu in the lower right-hand corner and selecting "Help Center" and then the "Chat & Help Articles" option.