Partner of the Month:

For the month of February, RCM Health Care Services, a premier international recruiter of Health Care Professionals for all major hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics and schools in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, DC, held several job fairs in hotels all over the Philippines.

After the first job fair at the New World Renaissance Hotel on February 12, 2006, Mike Saks, Evan Messer, Marc Chafetz, and Mark Punzalan of RCM Health Care Services and immigration Atty. Ron Nair joined John Clements Consultants for dinner at a local Italian restaurant. Excitement suffused the group at the possibilities of recruiting several Filipino health care professionals to fill the requirements of RCM’s many clients in the US.

“We prefer getting Filipino health care workers because most, if not all of them have been considered to have good work ethics and a good sense of loyalty,” began Evan Messer. “We have also found that they have been trained in American health care standards and equipment, or are at least familiar with similar standards.” This ensures a shorter adjustment and training period, where the newly hired health care professionals get acquainted with the local equipment, practices and culture. Mr. Messer explains, “Adjustment isn’t as long, but it is as long as they need. We’ve learned to have them shadow more veteran Filipinos to speed up the adjustment process.”

The company also recruits from other countries, such as Russia, Poland, Jamaica, Nigeria, India and many more, but never as large a number as what they recruit from the Philippines. “The biggest thing is the work ethic and the loyalty,” explained Mike Saks. “Over 50 percent of our Filipino recruits have stayed with their employers for over 20 years. I wouldn’t invest anywhere else.”

RCM Health Care Services started partnering with John Clements Consultants in 2003 after meeting with Carol Dominguez, the president and CEO. This year, they decided to come to the Philippines for the first time. “We hope this visit will be the first of many,” said Mr. Messer. “The people have been warm, inviting, and gracious. We want to continue the process of helping Filipino health care professionals to get to the US.”

In partnership with John Clements Consultants, RCM Health Care Services sponsored job fairs in Makati, Iloilo, Cebu, Davao and Baguio all throughout February.

RCM Health Care Services currently provides Health Care staffing solutions for prestigious and respected institutions such as the New York City Department of Education, New Jersey Department of Human Services-Office of Education, Hospital for Special Surgery, Metropolitan Hospital Center, Metropolitan Jewish health System, Catholic Health Care Network, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Beth Israel Medical Center and many more.

RCM Health Care Services is a division of RCM Technologies, a US$ 175-million publicly traded company with offices throughout the United States and Canada. For over 30 years, RCM Technologies has been a leading provider of comprehensive Health Care Services, Information Technology and Engineering staffing solutions.

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Contact Details:

International Healthcare Consulting (look for Cris Mercado)
Level 12B, LKG Tower
6801 Ayala Avenue
Makati City 1226

Telephone:
884-1227

Email:
ihc@johnclements.com