Can a healthcare facility in NJ choose to hire non-medical staff without performing a background check? Is ‘open hiring’ allowed for non-medical staff?
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Can a healthcare facility in NJ choose to hire non-medical staff without performing a background check? Is ‘open hiring’ allowed for non-medical staff?
Any healthcare setting such as Assisted Living, Nursing Home, Hospital, etc.
Asked on September 12, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, New Jersey
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Yes, it is allowed. Background checks are not legally mandated for healthcare facilities. It is very unwise to not do a background check, since the facility could find itself liable if an employee with a criminal or sex offender background harms someone, but the facility is free to take that chance if it likes.
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