Background Checks

The CU Anschutz Medial Campus strives to maintain a safe and productive educational, clinical, research and employment environment. All offers of employment and continued employment are contingent upon a satisfactory Background Check. Employment shall not be effective until Human Resources has notified the department that the candidate has satisfactorily passed the Background Check.

Candidates will be asked to provide personal data and sign an electronic background consent form through HireRight before the background checks are conducted. The background check cannot move forward until the Candidate completes this step.

Eligibility

A Candidate will be considered to have “passed” the criminal background check if they meet all of the criteria listed below:

• No felony convictions for drug use or distribution in the seven (7) years immediately preceding the submission of their application for employment or promotion at the university.
• No felony convictions for serious or violent felonies, including but not limited to, homicide or sexual assault (no time limit).
• In all other circumstances where convictions are found, the job-relatedness of the convictions will be taken into account.
• No active warrants.

The criteria for assessing criminal background information are based on convictions and not arrest records. Human Resources reserves the right to follow up with the Candidate regarding the resolution of pending charges or active warrants prior to completing the background check process.

The following considerations are taken into account when considering a Candidate’s final status on the criminal background check:

• whether the convictions were disclosed on the background check form through HireRight;
• the nature and gravity of the offense(s);
• the time that has elapsed since the conviction(s) and/or the completion of the sentence and any other remediation;
• the nature of the position;
• in the case of current employees, job performance history.

Background Check Policy

While individuals are required to complete a background check, this information will not exclude you from being considered for this position and we encourage everyone, regardless of their status, to apply.

View the full Background Check Policy (PDF)

HR Business Partner Guidance and Request Form

Links to the Background Check Guidance document and Request Form can be found on the HR Business Partners Resources page under the Search & Hiring tab.

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