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AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AHS), is a healthcare staffing company located in the United States and is the largest nationwide provider in all three of its business lines[2], travel nurse and allied staffing, locum tenens staffing (temporary physician staffing), and physician permanent placement. AMN Healthcare recruits healthcare professionals and places them in variable lengths of assignments and locates permanent positions at acute-care hospitals, physician practice groups, and other healthcare settings throughout the United States. Gayle and Steven Francis founded the company in 1985 and continue to be shareholders of the company. Steven retired as Chairman of the Board in 2008.
[edit] HistoryThe company operates through several brand names, all of which are under the umbrella of AMN Healthcare.[3] The company has a history of both growth and acquisition of various healthcare staffing brands.
[edit] Physician StaffingAMN Healthcare provides physician recruitment services for both temporary and permanent placement to hospitals, medical groups and other healthcare providers in all 50 states.[13] Staff Care, AMN’s temporary physician staffing service, matches physicians from several specialties.[14] Merritt Hawkins & Associates, AMN’s permanent and temporary physician recruiter service, provides placements to medical facilities throughout the United States. Its broad specialty offerings include 40 specialist and sub-specialist opportunities. Merritt Hawkins & Associates places over 3,000 permanent physician search assignments each year.[15] AMN Healthcare provides nurse staffing for assignments ranging from four weeks to 16 weeks in length.[13] [edit] Allied StaffingAMN Healthcare provides short-term and long-term allied health staffing professionals to acute-care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation clinics and schools. Allied health staffing areas, include:
[edit] Clinical StaffingVendor Management Services: Managed Services automates the administrative and operational processes within a multi-vendor environment. A managed service provider defines a client’s staffing objectives and utilizes a centralized technology system to create staffing strategy. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) was designed for an outside agency to fill permanent placement staffing needs for a facility. A team from the staffing agency serves as a representative of the client facility during the hiring process for clinical staffing positions.[16] Home Health Staffing Services: Health Staffing Services provides home health clients with clinically-trained nurses and therapists who work with patients at their residence.[17] Surgical Staffing Services: Surgical Staffing Services provides clinical staffing for surgery centers (ASC) for temporary, permanent placement and direct hire. [edit] Joint Commission CertificationAMN Healthcare is one of a small subset of staffing firms that have been certified by the Joint Commission for its ability to provide qualified and competent staffing services to its clients. AMN Healthcare first received the Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies from the Joint Commission (formerly referred to as JCAHO) in June 2005 and has been recertified through 2010. AMN Healthcare has been Health Care Staffing Services certified for the following nurse and allied staffing brands:[18]
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