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Why Temporary Nurse Staffing Is Here to Stay

While the travel nurse industry experienced significant declines—dropping by 37% in 2024 alone—it would be premature to assume the end of its relevance. In fact, several key factors point to a resilient and promising future for this sector. Despite recent contractions, projections indicate that the market will stabilize in 2025

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Healthcare Staffing: A Guide to ATS and VMS

We’re always releasing content and insights to help our audience understand the market fully. Previously, we’ve released guides for agencies to understand VMS systems, but wanted to update and release a more comprehensive overview. Below you will find information that helps define and categorize ATS and VMS systems to bolster

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Five Ways Staffing Agencies Can Improve the Candidate Experience

Job candidates are the lifeblood of any staffing agency. However, due to rapid advances in technology, the way candidates approach the hiring process has changed. Long gone are the days when paper applications, multiple in-person interviews and lengthy staffing processes were considered the norm. Today’s candidates have come to expect

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The (not so) Simple methods to test for FTEs…

Under the Affordable Care Act – (Part One) It seems a majority of organizations are safely under or over the minimum FTE requirements for complying with the ACA.  This blog is not comprehensive, but will give you a few guidelines to untangle some of the regulation.

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Applicant Tracking Systems Increase Efficiency for Healthcare Demands

Staffing Agencies and Hiring Managers at Hospitals Directly Benefit from Proper Applicant Tracking Systems Applicant tracking systems, or ATS, help recruiters and human resource professionals acquire candidates, process them through job applications and interviews, healthcare credentialing and credential management, background checks and drug screenings, competency testing and formal agreement to

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Texting Is Part Of Modern Healthcare – We Explain Why

Many hospitals, clinics and medical facilities have been notoriously slow to adopt technologies such as social media tools and texting. But that could be changing. Modern healthcare is beginning to catch up to ways tech can be used as a tool to improve patient outcomes. 

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Temporary Workers Now Accrue Sick Leave via Hours Worked

Recently our team was able to join a conversation about a process that certain states have not experienced before. We thought it would be helpful to provide the answer to the question that resonated the most. If you have any specific industry questions or want to continue the discussion, let

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An Agency Standpoint on the Front Lines of COVID-19

This Gilbert staffing agency gets nurses and doctors to the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. In a typical week at AB Staffing Solutions, the Gilbert firm that places travel nurses and physicians in clinics and hospitals across the country, the company would find temporary professional homes for an average

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2020 Healthcare Trends: Improve Your Onboarding!

The Challenges of Healthcare Recruiting: Ineffective Onboarding Process Today’s healthcare talent shortages allow doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, and other medical professionals to be selective about where they work – and for how long.

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