Most healthcare employers are under some sort of hiring pressure. But it’s only when roles go unfilled for too long, which leads to workloads stacking up, that employers start to recognize the seriousness of the situation and say, “We need help, now.”

There are plenty of medical staffing solutions out there, but most are built to address short-term needs instead of providing consistent results over the long run. At Pearl Talent, we can help you fill key clinical and admin roles with fully vetted, top talent who actually stay so you won’t waste time chasing replacements every few weeks. We handle sourcing, screening, onboarding, payroll, and post-hire support.

In the sections below, you’ll find twelve staffing providers, what they offer, and how they compare when retention, compliance, and continuity matter. We’ll also break down what to look for in a partner that fits both your standards and your schedule.

Why Choosing the Right Medical Staffing Partner Matters?

The right medical staffing solutions partner helps reduce turnover, avoid burnout, and protect patient care standards. Reliable staffing is about more than speed. It’s about the fit, follow-through, and making sure your team has the support it needs to deliver consistently.

It’s easy to treat staffing like a checklist. But when the wrong partner is in the mix, problems pile up fast. Here’s what we see most often when that happens:

• Burnout escalates quickly: Teams stretched thin end up doing double duty. Morale drops, and so does quality.
• Patient care suffers: When roles go unfilled or coverage is unreliable, patient access and continuity decline.
• Compliance gets risky: Poor vetting puts your organization at risk of HIPAA or PHI violations. Not everyone screens properly.
• Training time gets wasted: Constant onboarding leads to knowledge gaps and wasted internal hours.
• Admin teams get overwhelmed: When you’re managing schedules, paperwork, and backfills, something else always falls behind.

A report from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) states that burnout continues to be a major driver of turnover in clinical and support roles, especially when staffing gaps persist across frontline and administrative teams.

These are the exact issues we help solve at Pearl Talent. Every candidate goes through a six-step hiring process. We handle payroll, contracts, and onboarding, and we don’t disappear after the start date. Post-hire support is part of the structure so your team can keep moving without the usual labor disruption.

12 Medical Staffing Solutions You Should Know About

Not all medical staffing solutions are built the same. Some move fast but miss on fit. Others check compliance boxes but fall short on follow-through. And a few try to do everything without doing any of it well.

Let's look at twelve firms worth knowing to see what they offer, where they specialize, and how they stack up when it comes to retention, support, and real-world impact:

1. Pearl Talent

Pearl Talent supports growing healthcare teams with offshore clinical and administrative staff. We work with providers across North America and fill most roles in under 14 days, always focused on long-term fit and operational ease.

Why Healthcare Providers Choose Us

We take the heavy lifting off your plate, before and after the hire. Here’s how we deliver value where most agencies fall short:

• Tight vetting: Our six-step screening includes language testing, IQ and EQ assessments, interviews, and hands-on role simulations.
• Healthcare-ready talent: Our professionals are trained in EMRs, HIPAA, virtual care, and revenue cycle management. Many have worked as medical assistants, PAs, or nurse practitioners.
• End-to-end support: We handle contracts, payroll, onboarding, and post-hire check-ins so your team can stay focused.

Our process is built for decision-makers who don’t have time to micromanage. It’s fast, structured, and designed to deliver results.

Key Healthcare Staffing Services

From revenue cycle management to front-desk coordination, we match teams with the top healthcare talent they need to scale without compromise. Here's what that looks like in practice:

• Roles filled: Physician Assistants, Credentialing Coordinators, Patient Intake Specialists, Medical Billing Specialists, and Clinical Documentation Specialists
• Best fit for: Multi-location clinics, homecare providers, digital health startups, and healthcare SaaS teams
• Designed for long-term value: No temp placements, no per diem rotations, and just consistent, reliable coverage

If you’re aiming for retention, compliance, and time back on your calendar, Pearl Talent is one of the few medical staffing solutions built to deliver that from day one.

2. Triage Staffing

Triage, based in Omaha since 2006, places travel nurses and allied health professionals in short-term clinical roles, primarily in hospitals and acute care settings.

Organizations usually turn to them for:

• 13-week assignments in imaging, rehab, and respiratory therapy
• Support with licensing, travel, and housing
• Clinician-first recruiter relationships
• No placements for administrative or back-office roles

They’re effective for rotating clinical coverage. Teams needing steady support in admin-heavy functions often benefit from longer-term solutions.

3. All Medical Personnel

Founded in 1990 and based in Florida, All Medical Personnel offers national staffing for lab techs, allied health, diagnostics, and some non-clinical positions.

Healthcare facilities often rely on them for:

• Temp, temp-to-hire, and direct-hire clinical staffing
• High-volume placements in labs and outpatient care
• Scalable support for multi-site systems
• Limited involvement in onboarding or admin operations

They’re a good fit for clinical teams with strong internal systems. For healthcare employers building out admin consistency, more structured support may be needed.

4. Aya Healthcare

Aya, founded in 2001 and based in San Diego, is one of the biggest names in clinical staffing. They work with large health systems to deliver travel, per diem, and permanent roles in nursing and allied health.

Their platform is typically used for:

• Large-scale clinical staffing across multiple locations
• Vendor coordination through MSPs and VMS tools
• Fast recruitment cycles for hospitals and networks
• No offerings for administrative or back-office roles

Aya is built for scale. Smaller clinics, especially those not looking to expand their nursing staff, may need a partner with a broader focus beyond travel roles.

5. Cross Country Healthcare

Cross Country has been around since 1975 and operates nationally from its headquarters in Florida. They provide clinical staffing and workforce management services to hospitals and rehab centers.

Healthcare organizations often engage them for:

• Travel and per diem nurse staffing
• Allied health placements for inpatient and rehab departments
• Workforce analytics and managed service programs
• No staffing support for administrative or non-clinical roles

Their setup works well for high-volume clinical environments. Admin teams often require partners with dedicated onboarding systems, structured post-hire support, and a stronger focus on long-term operational continuity.

6. Medical Solutions

Omaha-based Medical Solutions, founded in 2001, places travel nurses and allied health pros in short-term roles, supported by a recruiter-led experience.

Most clients engage them for:

• 13-week contracts across nursing and therapy roles
• High-touch recruiter support throughout the assignment
• Nationwide access to travel staff
• No services for internal admin or operations hires

They’re effective for covering short-term needs. But admin-side consistency calls for a partner with a longer-term staffing approach.

7. Jackson Healthcare

Jackson, based in Georgia since 2000, operates through a family of staffing brands focused on different clinical areas, including therapy, hospice, and provider coverage.

Healthcare organizations typically work with Jackson for:

• Physician, advanced practice, and specialty staffing
• Brand-specific verticals for clinical support
• Long-term relationships with hospital systems
• No centralized coverage for admin or non-clinical roles

Specialized brands help with clinical focus. Practices aiming for continuity across both care and operations may find it easier to work with a single staffing partner that covers both.

8. HealthTrust Workforce Solutions

HealthTrust is the staffing division of HCA Healthcare, headquartered in Florida. Their platform supports hospital systems with clinical staffing and vendor management.

Clients often work with them for:

• Per diem, travel, and perm roles in nursing and allied health
• VMS/MSP programs for enterprise clients
• Focused recruiting within the HCA network
• No options for administrative or back-office roles

This approach aligns with large-system needs. When flexibility is important, alternatives that offer administrative coverage and long-term staff management tend to fit better.

9. Favorite Healthcare Staffing

Founded in 1981 in Kansas, Favorite offers shift-based staffing across hospitals, clinics, and regional networks — mostly in clinical roles.

They’re commonly used for:

• Fast-turnaround coverage in nursing and allied health
• Local and national travel placements
• Occasional non-clinical staffing
• No long-term support or onboarding services included

They’re helpful when the priority is speed. Teams looking for retention and back-office reliability often need deeper engagement.

10. CHG Healthcare Services

CHG Healthcare, founded in 1979 and based in Utah, owns staffing brands like CompHealth and Weatherby. Their focus is on job seekers in provider roles, particularly physicians and advanced practice professionals.

Typical services include:

• Locum tenens and direct-hire staffing for providers
• Brand-specific specialization across clinical domains
• Access to national clinician networks
• No hiring for administrative or operational support positions

They deliver well on provider-side needs. For operational roles (intake, scheduling, follow-ups), other staffing strategies are better equipped to support long-term workflows and reduce internal friction.

11. FlexCare Medical Staffing

Founded in 2006 and based in California, FlexCare offers short-term contracts for nurses and allied health professionals through a one-on-one recruiter model.

Organizations in the healthcare industry rely on them for:

• 8–13 week travel assignments
• Full-service clinician support (licensing, housing, logistics)
• Personal recruiter continuity
• No staffing support for internal administrative teams

Their recruiter-led process works well for traveling clinicians. Teams focused on building in-house support that sticks (and reduces repetitive training) tend to look toward solutions with deeper operational involvement.

12. Atlas MedStaff

Atlas MedStaff, founded in 2012 in Omaha, is a travel nurse staffing agency focused on transparency and consistent recruiter-clinician relationships.

Clients usually turn to Atlas for:

• Short-term travel nursing placements
• Housing support and one-on-one recruiter coordination
• Limited allied health staffing
• No services for internal administrative hiring or management

They handle travel nurse staffing with a clear focus on candidate experience. For organizations that also need to grow internal support teams and keep things running smoothly behind the scenes, it helps to work with partners built for that responsibility.

How to Choose the Right Medical Staffing Partner for You

Some medical staffing solutions are built for speed, some for scale. Few are built to support the day-to-day realities of healthcare, especially the admin side, where turnover hits hardest.

If you’re trying to avoid the revolving door, here are four traits worth prioritizing when you’re choosing the right medical staffing partner:

Responsiveness

A good staffing partner won’t leave you guessing about what’s happening. They’ll tell you when to expect a shortlist, how many candidates are in the pipeline, and what the next steps look like, without you having to remind them. They’re upfront about bandwidth and timelines, and they keep you in the loop as things move.

When you’ve got open charts and unanswered calls, slow responses cost time and trust. At Pearl Talent, most admin roles are filled in under two weeks, and we proactively check in with updates so you’re never stuck wondering what’s going on. That’s the kind of responsiveness you should expect.

Specialization

If your partner doesn’t know what clinical documentation really involves, you’ll spend more time explaining workflows than getting help. Clinical admins work with EHRs every day, manage sensitive PHI, and juggle multiple provider schedules, all under HIPAA compliance. That’s not something a generic agency screens for.

Generalist firms often miss these details. And when that happens, it shows up fast: bad documentation, patient friction, and retraining that burns your team’s time. You want someone who’s already staffed for this kind of work and knows what “good” looks like in a busy practice.

We break this down in more detail here: How to Find the Best Staffing Agency for Your Business Needs.

Compliance

You shouldn’t have to double-check your staffing partner’s work. Compliance with HIPAA, PHI, and credentialing needs to be built in, not bolted on. That includes making sure they understand what compliance looks like at the practical level and what’s required under current federal guidance.

Ask how they vet candidates, run background checks, and track licensure. The right partner handles this quietly but thoroughly, especially when roles touch sensitive data or financial workflows.

Tech Tools

Fast placements matter, but speed without structure just leads to more cleanup. What actually saves time is backend efficiency: tech that makes onboarding, credentialing, scheduling, and performance tracking seamless instead of stressful.

If your partner’s process still runs on spreadsheets or manual follow-ups, that’s a red flag. The better ones use simple, reliable tech, and increasingly, artificial intelligence to reduce mismatches, automate admin, and flag issues early.

The best staffing partners reduce the lift on your HR, ops, and leadership teams, not just during hiring but throughout the working relationship. From talent acquisition strategies to compliance, the right healthcare recruiting firm should work behind the scenes so your team can stay focused on delivering the best patient care.

Key Takeaway

Hiring is already hard. Your staffing partner should make it easier and actually sustainable. Each agency in this guide offers something different, but the real value lies in finding one that fits the job you’re trying to fill and your day-to-day operations.

We’ve worked with healthcare teams across North America, from clinics to SaaS platforms, and the best results always come from partnerships that feel like an extension of your own team, not more work to manage.

If you’re ready for more consistency and less cleanup, it’s worth exploring medical staffing solutions built for long-term stability. Learn how Pearl Talent helps healthcare providers hire trained professionals without compromising on quality or compliance.

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