We place RNs, LPNs and nursing leadership on travel, local contract, per diem and permanent assignments across every acuity level. Contract bill rates typically run $65–$120 per hour depending on specialty, state and urgency.
Thirteen jurisdictions sit outside it — including California, New York, Oregon, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota — and in those markets every nurse arriving from out of state needs a single-state license first.
Those are the markets where reqs sit open longest, and where the difference between an agency that manages the application and one that emails a link is measured in weeks.
Contract for census swings, leave coverage and seasonal surge. Per diem to protect ratios without expanding core FTE. Permanent when the seat is structural.
The expensive mistake is running contract labor for eighteen months on a role that was always permanent. If we see it, we will say so — even though the contract is worth more to us. Cost comparison is published here.
Intake covers unit, acuity, ratio, EMR, shift pattern, float expectations and why the role is open. Every candidate is spoken to before submittal, with licensure and certifications verified up front.
Some markets are structurally harder to fill than others — state requirements, local competition and specialty depth all move the timeline. We tell you which category your req falls into at intake rather than after a month of silence.
A vacancy in med-surg and a vacancy in CVICU are not the same problem. The med-surg pool is large and competes on rate and speed; the CVICU pool is narrow, and a general ICU nurse is not a substitute for someone who has managed fresh post-op hearts. We screen to the unit rather than the title, which is why we ask about drips, devices and ratios at intake rather than after the first submittal fails.
Unit, acuity, actual ratio rather than the posted one, EMR, shift pattern, float expectations, and why the role is open. That last question tells us more than the rest combined — a role open because of growth is a different sell than one open because three nurses left in a quarter.
ICU, CVICU, SICU, MICU, NICU, PICU, emergency, trauma, operating room, PACU, labor and delivery, mother/baby, med-surg, telemetry, step-down, oncology, dialysis, case management and nursing leadership.
With a credentialed nurse already in our network, often two to three weeks, limited mainly by your onboarding. In tighter markets or narrower specialties it takes longer, and we give you the real window at intake.
Bill rates typically run $65 to $120 per hour depending on specialty, state and urgency. A full breakdown of what sits inside that number is published on our cost page.
Tell us the credential, the unit and the start date. We come back with a realistic fill window and the current market rate.