Smart Screening for Safer Practices
In veterinary medicine, where controlled substances meet vulnerable animals and trusting clients, your team's integrity directly impacts both safety and reputation. Criminal background checks provide essential protection, helping you identify concerns before they become problems. These screenings demonstrate your commitment to excellence while significantly reducing liability risks—creating a culture of accountability from day one.
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Your Veterinary Practice’s First Line of Defense
What Are Background Checks?
Background investigations generally involve determining whether an applicant may be unqualified for a position due to a record of criminal conviction, motor vehicle violations, poor credit history, or misrepresentation regarding education or work history.
A major reason to conduct background and reference checks is to avoid harm or legal liability of various types to the employer or to others. This includes harm to:
- Other employees by sexual harassment or workplace violence.
- The organization's customers by, for example, sexual assault on business premises.
- The employer's business through financial loss or image and reputational issues.
A comprehensive background check will include:
- A national criminal background check.
- A Social Security trace.
- A background check of counties where the individual has lived for the last seven years.
Keep In Mind
- It's illegal to check the background of applicants and employees when that decision is based on a person's race, national origin, color, sex, religion, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), or age (40 or older). For example, asking only people of a certain race about their financial histories or criminal records is evidence of discrimination.
- The EEOC's 2012 guidance on criminal background checks discourages blanket exclusions of individuals convicted of criminal offenses.
- A growing number of states and cities restrict employers from inquiring into criminal convictions or using credit histories in employment decisions.
- Best Practice: Don't run a background check until you've made a conditional offer of employment.
How It Works
We can run a background check for our clients through Sterling One.
Cost to client is $75 per background check (added to their monthly bill)
Info needed:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email address
Candidate will be getting an email from Sterling One asking for more information needed to run the background check and for their authorization.
Background checks can take on average between 24-72 hours to complete.
Results will be emailed to the client.
Screen now and shield your practice from preventable risks.
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