April 12, 2018 Healthcare Staffing Report Explore Staffing Industry Analysts’ Healthcare Staffing Growth Assessment Report highlights the remarkably challenging recruiting environment confronting staffing firms. US healthcare and social assistance hires up 36% since 2010 while job openings more than double Marina Karp | April 10, 2018 Staffing Industry Analysts' Healthcare Staffing Growth Assessment report highlights the remarkably challenging recruiting environment confronting staffing firms. Since 2010, as the economic recovery began and concurrent with the passage of the Affordable Care Act, monthly hires increased 36% from an average of 416,000 in 2010 to an average of 564,000 in 2017.Click to find out more AMN buys MedPartners for $195 million, and acquires two other firms April 10, 2018 AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN) acquired MedPartners for $195 million, with up to an additional $20 million based on future financial performance. San Diego, Calif.-based AMN, which ranks as the largest US healthcare staffing firm, also announced it acquired two related healthcare staffing brands in the Northeast: Phillips DiPisa and Leaders for Today.Tampa, Fla.-based MedPartners provides health information management and locum tenens staffing.Click to find out more CHG Healthcare appoints new CFO April 10, 2018 CHG Healthcare, the second-largest healthcare staffing firm in the US, named Rob Millard as its new CFO, taking over from Sean Daily, who announced his retirement after nearly two decades with the company.Millard most recently served as CFO at Earnest Inc. in San Francisco. His previous experience also includes 12 years at Arthur Andersen in New York and 14 years at GE Capital Bank in Salt Lake City."I'm excited to have Rob join our team," CEO Scott Beck said.Click to find out more Number of nurse practitioners hits new record high, AANP says April 10, 2018 The number of nurse practitioners hit a new record high, according to data released by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. More than 248,000 nurse practitioners are currently licensed to practice in the US, up from an estimated 120,000 in 2007."This is an important milestone for patients as well as for NPs," said AANP President Joyce Knestrick.Click to find out more Management and private equity buy CoreMedical Group April 10, 2018 Private equity firm Gen Cap America Inc. sponsored a buyout of CoreMedical Group in partnership with management.Manchester, NH-based CoreMedical Group - a healthcare staffing and recruiting agency providing travel and permanent placement for nurses, allied health professionals and physicians - ranks No.Click to find out more Webster Capital acquires healthcare staffing firm Emerald Health Services April 10, 2018 Private equity firm Webster Capital acquired travel nurse staffing firm Emerald Health Services. The Los Angeles-based healthcare staffing provider was founded in 2002 by Mark Stagen, who is also a founder and former president of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations."For over 15 years, Emerald has been a true love of mine," Stagen said.Click to find out more Cejka Executive Search appoints leader of search services for senior healthcare executive positions April 10, 2018 Cejka Executive Search, the healthcare executive and physician search division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc.Click to find out more Are temporary doctors less qualified? — The Staffing Stream April 10, 2018 It is only natural to assume that a physician who is temporarily taking the place of a permanent staffer would be less committed to a higher standard of care. After all, a locum tenens replacement (temporary doctor) has fewer ties to the community and only a limited time to cement relationships with patients.Click to find out more NALTO names five new board members April 10, 2018 The National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations announced five new board members at its annual convention in Orlando, Fla. The new board members are:Cristina Muise: President, Medicus Healthcare SolutionsJames Heil: Regional VP, The Delta CompaniesGregory Prine: VP, Weatherby HealthcareJeff Schaal: Managing partner, VeloSourceMatt Young: COOClick to find out more Don’t ‘ghost’ us, says new grad April 10, 2018 The Other Side: Don't Ghost UsIn 2015 after a long career in administrative support, I took the plunge and went back to school to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a nurse.Click to find out more
