Nomad Health raises $105M to support push into new staffing markets
The company is making its online staffing platform available to people seeking jobs as physical therapists, surgical techs and other allied health professions.
The company is making its online staffing platform available to people seeking jobs as physical therapists, surgical techs and other allied health professions.
The worsening workforce shortages have forced health systems to get creative when it comes to recruiting staff. Technology is helping health systems reach workers directly without having to go through a traditional staffing agency.
While companies like SnapNurse and Nomad Health are leveraging tech to fight the nursing shortage, one nurse doesn't believe such tools will completely solve the crisis.
The New York City startup has launched its platform in 11 new states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The openings advertised on Nomad Health's marketplace, such as for tele-urgent care, teledermatology, and telepsychiatry jobs reflect just how diverse the telemedicine industry has become.
The company observed that Texas is one of the most understaffed healthcare markets in the country and the largest state in the Nurse Licensure Compact.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Nomad Health CEO Alexi Nazem said it wants to cut out the cost of using brokers to fill short-term clinician vacancies and provide a more transparent billing system for hospitals.