Types of Healthcare Staffing

Those firms that provide medical staffing services are actually employers. Even though many candidates opt to sign up with the staffing agencies on an independent contract or with their own sets of rules, the candidates are nevertheless the employees of the agency. Whenever a certain staffing agency sends a candidate to any hospital, then the candidate becomes the employee of that hospital, which is then responsible for their compensation and insurance.

Many of the healthcare staffing agencies out there provide both medical staffing as well as recruitment services for clients. Quite often, a temporary-to-permanent placement can be an integral part of the services provided by such an agency.

Previously, healthcare staffing, temporary-to-permanent, and recruitment services were independent of each other. Today, however, all of these services have merged together and have come under the scope of many firms in the staffing industry.

By providing temporary-to-permanent positions, staffing agencies are able to benefit from the recruitment finders’ fee and are able to mark up their hourly prices. These are some of the ways in which staffing agencies generate a steady flow of income while providing a wide portfolio of services to their clients. For these agencies, it is no longer an option to provide all-around service, it is a necessity.

TYPES OF HEALTHCARE STAFFING

Healthcare staffing agencies are capable of covering most aspects of staffing within their industry. However, to be able to serve better, it is important to understand what these ‘aspects’ really are.

 Temporary healthcare staffing

This is the service that healthcare staffing agencies have the greatest focus on. These services involve short-term shifts, including daily as well as weekly. These are the shifts that can cover the requirements of any healthcare facility at times of urgent need, including holidays or vacations. The agency bills on an hourly basis for the services they provide and the invoices are normally sent bi-annually.

 Long-Term healthcare staffing

These are the assignments that are usually longer than 13 weeks. Such long term staffing is required at facilities located in rural areas, which are unable to send a professional for just a day or two. Additionally, heavily populated facilities might also need long term staffing due to their full time, in-house staff.

 Healthcare staffing recruiting

A number of staffing agencies tend to specialize in offering professionals within a certain industry. In the case of a healthcare staffing agency, it is relatively easy to provide such a service together with providing