AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS), the largest US healthcare staffing provider, appointed Jeff Decker as president of its locum tenens division. He will be responsible for the growth strategy and leadership of AMN locum tenens brands, which include Staff Care and Locum Leaders.

Decker has been with the AMN organization for more than 15 years and most recent led the allied division, which covers the full spectrum of allied and ambulatory clinician specialties, including respiratory, laboratory, radiology, hospice, therapy, home health and others. He has more than 20 years of experience with the healthcare industry, beginning with the branding of Humana while with McCann Erickson.

“Our physician staffing business is poised for significant growth and should be able to double in size over time,” AMN Healthcare President and CEO Susan Salka. “To enable this kind of evolution, we are fortunate to have an industry and company veteran like Jeff Decker ready to step up and take the reins. Jeff has most recently lead the tremendous growth of our allied division, including a significant increase in the penetration of MSP clients. We are fortunate to put his great talent to use in expanding our locum tenens offerings to continue supporting our clients with quality physicians.”