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The Power of Networking as a Healthcare Staffing Agency

Written by Megan Bebout | 6/17/21 12:01 PM

The future of healthcare staffing has evolved. Instead of relying on referrals, staffing agencies are now actively sought out by healthcare travelers across the country through online marketplace platforms, such as Marketplace.

Marketplace was created to benefit both healthcare travelers and healthcare staffing agencies by reducing barriers on both sides of the spectrum, making it easier for travelers to find reputable agencies and easier for agencies to find qualified healthcare travelers.

With a traveler profile, healthcare professionals can store their information in one place and apply to multiple travel jobs at once. The opportunity to search for and compare professional opportunities in one place means a faster turnaround for application submissions, plus a faster turnaround for agency's decision making and to land top healthcare workers.

A traveler-driven community

Transparency with healthcare travelers starts with staffing agencies. As industry leaders, staffing agencies must lead by example to promote a traveler-driven community that combines agency forces to better serve healthcare travelers.

A traveler-first business approach is beneficial because it promotes:

  • Happier travelers. Happy travelers mean happy staffing agencies because what’s best for travelers is what’s best for you. With power back in the hands of the traveler, your agency can build solid partnerships with healthcare travelers across the U.S.
  • Enhanced transparency. Additional details are visible to travelers so they’re able to search and quickly find healthcare jobs tailored to their interests, plus compare benefits, pay packages, and more.
  • Professional independence. It can be a challenge for healthcare travelers to find their perfect placement. A traveler-driven Marketplace offers more independence and control for travelers to find and connect with your agency.

Making the unknowns known, a traveler-driven Marketplace makes it easier and faster for staffing agencies to connect with healthcare travelers across the country.

Become a Marketplace agency partner

Put your agency at the forefront of a traveler-driven marketplace and partner with Marketplace. As an agency partner, everything you need to find talented healthcare professionals is ready and available within Marketplace.

Today, the healthcare industry is oversaturated with professional healthcare workers. By streamlining the recruitment and application process through Marketplace, agencies are able to make more efficient job placements in order to improve labor markets, create new job opportunities, and support revenue growth for the U.S. economy.

Marketplace connects healthcare travelers with their right travel job and staffing agency. Merging healthcare career opportunities into one platform gives healthcare professionals the capability to simplify their job search, while agencies benefit from finding top-tier healthcare travelers. By bringing everyone into the same space, staffing agencies reach a larger network of travel professionals in search of their next assignment, making it faster and easier to fill open healthcare positions with the right people.

“This platform will definitely help candidates reduce the time and stress of finding their next assignment,” said Linda Hotchkiss, Owner of GetMed, a Marketplace partner.

"We have a very similar approach to our travelers," said Charity Crawford, Senior Healthcare Recruiter for Axis Medical Staffing. "We both have a commitment to provide the absolute best experience for our travelers as often as possible." 

With exclusive access to top talent from across the U.S., plus tools and resources for travelers and agencies to connect with one another, Marketplace has the important information for professional healthcare travelers and healthcare staffing agencies in one prime online location.

Future agency networking opportunities

Each year, healthcare travelers and staffing agencies come together at the Traveler’s Conference (TravCon) in Las Vegas to network and learn about all the latest industry news, participate in educational classes, and thrive in a community of like-minded individuals. This year, Marketplace is joining the fun.

TravCon is an annual celebration to show appreciation for travel nurses, therapists, and all allied health professionals. Created by travelers for travelers, TravCon has a mission to “serve the needs of travel healthcare professionals through community, knowledge, and inspiration.”

This year, the event takes place September 26th through the 29th at the Paris Hotel on the Las Vegas strip. With more than 75 percent new topics and over 40 professional experts, TravCon offers a lot to learn for both healthcare travelers and agencies alike. The conference guarantees a minimum of 10 attendees-to-staffing companies—that way, there’s a strong ratio between travelers and staffing agencies, allowing travelers time to network and connect with each other and agencies.

For agencies unable to join TravCon in person, a virtual option is available to digitally expand the conference to even more professional travelers. TravCon online also features education sessions, as well as an interactive exhibit hall.

Marketplace makes its debut at TravCon 2021 and is ready to answer any questions staffing agencies may have about the benefits of becoming a Marketplace partner. Find Marketplace at the following TravCon events and learn more about the power of networking as an agency:

  • Marketplace Appreciation Event at 6:30 P.M. on September 27th
  • Marketplace discussion event from 12 P.M. to 1 P.M. on September 28th
  • Happy hour from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. on September 28th
  • After Party at Drai’s Nightclub from 8 P.M. to 11 P.M. on September 28th
  • TravCon brunch at from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. on September 29th

Stronger together, staffing agencies from across the country join forces to better serve a traveler-first community. Promote happier travelers, enhanced transparency, and professional independence when you become an agency partner on Marketplace.