International Nursing
Direct Hire Nursing Recruitment Firm
AltechStar HealthCare Services offers long-term solutions to healthcare facilities facing staffing challenges. Through our streamlined process and direct-hire nurse recruitment, we connect U.S. healthcare facilities with skilled nurses and medical professionals from around the world to help address the ongoing nursing shortage.
Qualified Nurses Each Year
Clearing Client Interviews
Reaching USA
Nurse Recruitment
Our nurses have a significantly higher pass rate than the national average. Our seven-month NCLEX-RN®review program utilizes multiple resources including personalized coaching that covers all materials in the NCLEX-RN.
Each of our nurses participates in our Clinical Preparation Program (CPP) which is specifically designed for international nurses transitioning to practice in the United States.
Subjects covered in our CPP include:
- Professionalism in healthcare
- EMR documentation practice
- HCAHPS and customer service
- Medicare/Medicaid
- Legal and ethical issues
- HIPAA and much more
Cultural Transitions
Work Culture Transitions
Language Transition Program
Immigration and Licensure
Our experienced teams of immigration, legal counsel, licensing and credentialing personnel handle all aspects of processing and sponsoring our healthcare professional. Before a healthcare professional is eligible for assignment, he or she must:
- Clear a special visa screen process.
- Pass the English language proficiency exam TOEFL, IELTS or PTE
- Have their foreign education evaluated for comparability to an identical U.S. education from CGFNS.
- Apply for and pass the U.S. nursing licensing examination (NCLEX-RN)
- Have their foreign nursing license reviewed to make sure that it is authentic and unencumbered.