As United States hospitals continue to experience large-scale nursing shortages, Cincinnati, Ohio-based Health Carousel continues its leadership in providing staffing solutions. Specifically, Health Carousel International, the firm’s global healthcare staffing division, continues to facilitate the entry of foreign-trained Registered Nurses to the United States.
During the first quarter of 2022, Health Carousel International’s PassportUSA Program integrated a record number of foreign nurses into hospitals in 31 states. Besides assisting with patient care, these recently arrived nurses will help to better stabilize each hospital’s nursing staff complement.
Health Carousel International’s PassportUSA Program Overview
Health Carousel International’s PassportUSA Program has helped thousands of foreign-educated Registered Nurses prepare for successful nursing careers in all 50 U.S. states. Established in 2005, the PassportUSA Program has partnered with nurses in India, the Philippines, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates (or UAE), and other countries.
In addition to Registered Nurses, the PassportUSA Program works with physical and occupational therapists and medical technologists. Collectively, these dedicated medical professionals typically possess eight years of experience (on average).
All PassportUSA Program participants have expressed a desire to begin or further their careers in United States hospitals. They also wish to provide a good quality of life for their families.
PassportUSA Program Participants Receive Well-rounded Support
Each PassportUSA healthcare professional receives multifaceted support services while preparing for entry to the United States. This comprehensive program unfolds over a period of 18 to 36 months. Health Carousel International covers all costs associated with these services. Participants are also given immigration and visa support guidance.
Each PassportUSA participant receives assistance with study programs, testing, and clinical requirements. To ensure that participants have every opportunity for success, Health Carousel International engages a CNO-led clinical team of Master’s-prepared nurses. Collectively, this impressive group has 50+ years of hands-on clinical expertise.
The Health Carousel nursing educators train the incoming healthcare professionals free of charge. The nursing curriculum includes U.S.-based training tools and substantial clinical scenario practice.
Stated another way, the PassportUSA healthcare workers complete U.S.-level clinical readiness training before arriving in the United States. These PassportUSA healthcare professionals demonstrate 17 to 20% higher exam passing rates than average global medical professionals.
The PassportUSA healthcare workers also obtain the necessary licenses, credentials, and work authorizations needed for their new assignments. Taken together, this equips the newly arrived healthcare professionals with everything needed to step into their new jobs.
Continued Clinical Assistance
Throughout the participant’s assignment, the Health Carousel clinical team provides ongoing professional support. In addition to further training and management, the team ensures that each participant maintains proper credentials, licenses, and CEU credits.
Services Continue After Participants’ U.S. Arrival
When PassportUSA participants arrive at their United States destination, a Health Carousel representative welcomes them at the airport. Each participant receives help with setting up housing arrangements near their place of employment. The participant’s accompanying family members also receive any needed services.
Most importantly, the Health Carousel representative encourages every participant to take an active role in their local community. Toward that end, the representative provides the entire family with acclimation-focused guidance that will help them to achieve that goal.
Finally, The Health Carousel clinical support team helps each participant to obtain job satisfaction. By enjoying a fulfilling work experience, the participant is more likely to remain on staff for an extended period.
Health Carousel Supports Responsible, Ethical Recruitment
Health Carousel International is recognized for its global healthcare staffing solutions leadership. Since 2005, the company’s PassportUSA Program has specialized in recruiting and hiring foreign-trained healthcare professionals. Thousands of these capable employees have continued to ease nursing and related staffing shortages at United States hospitals.
At the same time, however, Health Carousel International wants to ensure that source countries’ healthcare ecosystems are not negatively impacted by its recruitment efforts. Therefore, the company established (and still supports) healthcare professional scholarships that help to increase source countries’ skilled worker numbers.
Health Carousel also continues to invest substantial resources into ethically and socially responsible healthcare recruitment programs. The company’s efforts include:
- Authoring sponsor of the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment (or AAIHR) Code of Ethics
- Designation as a Certified Ethical Recruitment Firm through the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices
- Sponsorship of source countries’ professional nursing governance entities’ annual events
- Free clinical coaching, free CEUs, and career advancement efforts to promote global sustainable nursing and related healthcare professions
- Sponsorship of the international expansion of the DAISY Foundation’s Daisy Awards to recognize nursing care excellence
Health Carousel seeks additional opportunities to support source countries’ healthcare professions sustainability. In addition, the company actively works to promote global nursing and other healthcare worker excellence.
Health Carousel International Senior VP Affirms Company Mission
Katie Glaser, Health Carousel International’s Senior Vice President, says it’s gratifying to share in PassportUSA participants’ career and personal growth in the United States. “It’s such a joy to be a partner to someone in coming to America, supporting them as they begin employment, and watching them grow in their careers here.
“They also become an important part of the fabric of their new communities and advance in their careers into nursing leadership roles and nursing faculty, get involved in their local schools, volunteer opportunities and other community programs. The ripple effect of what we do is so positive,” she emphasizes.
About Health Carousel
Cincinnati-based Health Carousel is a premier healthcare staffing solutions firm that partners with top-tier healthcare facilities throughout the United States. Established in 2004, Health Carousel seamlessly responds to clients’ rapidly evolving requirements for Registered Nurses, Physicians, Allied Health Professionals, and Advanced Practice Professionals. Through its ongoing efforts, Health Carousel helps to improve lives and make healthcare work better.
About Health Carousel International
Health Carousel International is Health Carousel’s global healthcare recruitment division. Since 2005, the company has focused on recruiting foreign-trained healthcare professionals to fulfill U.S. hospitals’ staffing needs. Health Carousel International has been recognized for its investments in, and support of, ethical healthcare recruitment and global healthcare professions’ sustainability.
