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In early 2025, Congress introduced the Health Care Workforce Innovation Act (H.R. 935)—a bipartisan bill aimed at tackling healthcare workforce shortages in rural and underserved communities. This legislation would fund programs to train allied health professionals like medical assistants, dental techs, community health workers, and pharmacy techs through local partnerships with high schools, community colleges, and nonprofit training programs.

Why does this matter for hospitals and clinics hiring NPs, APPs, and physicians?

Because when rural health systems strengthen their allied health infrastructure, the demand for licensed providers increases in parallel. Simply put: more trained support staff allows clinics to take on more patients—and that means a bigger need for advanced practice providers and physicians to lead those care teams.

What H.R. 935 Does

H.R. 935 proposes federal grants of up to $2.5 million over three years for eligible facilities like Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), rural health clinics, and vocational training programs. The goal is to build healthcare career pathways and pipelines within the communities most affected by staffing shortages.

These grants can fund:

• Pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs
• Classroom and on-site training
• Equipment and materials
• Faculty and program coordination

The focus is on creating community-based models that train and retain talent locally—especially for roles that provide essential support to advanced practice providers and physicians.

Why This Will Increase Hiring Needs for Clinicians

As rural facilities expand their allied health teams, they’ll also be increasing patient capacity and extending services. That growth requires more leadership-level providers—including:

• Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
• Physician Assistants (PAs)
• Family Practice Physicians
• Hospitalists
• Emergency Medicine Providers
• Psychiatrists and Behavioral Health Clinicians

So even though H.R. 935 is aimed at building up support roles, it will drive increased hiring needs for NPs, APPs, and physicians—especially in communities already struggling to fill those roles.

The Rural Staffing Challenge Isn’t Going Away

Despite new funding for allied health training, many rural clinics still face real obstacles when it comes to recruiting licensed medical providers:

• Fewer applicants willing to relocate to remote areas
• Longer hiring timelines
• Burnout and turnover from limited clinical coverage
• High locum costs from frequent short-term gaps

That’s where we come in.

How Momentum Healthcare Staffing Can Help

At Momentum Healthcare Staffing, we specialize in placing APPs, NPs, and physicians in both permanent and temporary roles across the U.S.—with a strong focus on rural communities. As clinics begin to benefit from H.R. 935 funding and expand their care teams, we’re here to help ensure that top-tier providers are in place to lead those teams.

Here’s what we offer:

• Fast, flexible recruitment for urgent or long-term staffing needs
• Expert matching of providers to rural lifestyle, work pace, and mission
• Guaranteed placements with a 90-day replacement policy
• Discounted pricing for your first 10 assignments
• Nationwide reach—we recruit in all states for permanent roles

Whether you’re a clinic preparing to scale up with new training capacity, or a hospital expanding to meet increased patient volume, we help you fill the clinical roles that make that growth sustainable.

Start Building Your Rural Care Team Today

H.R. 935 is one piece of the puzzle. At Momentum Healthcare Staffing, we help you complete it—by recruiting the high-caliber providers that keep rural care strong.

📞 Call us at (877) 558‑3782 or visit https://momentumhcs.com/contact/ to learn how we can help you staff up for the future.

It’s that time of year again; resolutions, new ideas, and fresh starts. It also happens to be a very good time of year for medical professionals to find some fresh opportunities. After annual budgets, hospitals and other healthcare organizations are on the lookout for family physicians and advanced practice providers to add to their staff.

The Growing Demand for Medical Professionals Post-Pandemic

It isn’t news anymore that physicians and medical staff are greatly needed, especially since the COVID-19 outbreak. Over 100,000 nurses left their jobs in 2020 due to burnout and stress from the pandemic, with another 610,388 “intending” to leave. With a tremendous lack in the medical workforce, it’s urgent our hospitals, rehabilitation centers, family practices, and a multitude of medical centers become staffed again. The silver lining is this leaves ample opportunity for those entering the medical field, and those looking for a change. For family physicians and advanced practice providers, especially, job projections are estimated to increase 1.9 million in the next several years.

The Expanding Role of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)

The role of an advanced practice provider is wide. Not only can they perform exams, order tests, and prescribe medication, their titles can include physician assistant, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or certified registered nurse anesthetist. This is all to say the need for their expertise and services are not in shortage. In fact, hospitals and other healthcare organizations looked to APPs specifically because of their versatility and adaptability to help during the overwhelming time of COVID. In job searches this year and moving forward, small practices and big organizations are looking to hire APPs to “fill in any gaps in medical care service.”

Career Opportunities for Family Physicians Across Various Settings

A family physician is usually the first in line when something feels wrong, and they don’t only check for the common cold. Family physicians can detect high blood pressure, STDs, developmental disorders, and mental health issues like depression. They can also check for signs of domestic abuse, and this is just the tip of the iceberg. For family physicians, the skies look just as bright. The projected growth is over 55,000 jobs to open up for family physicians in the next ten years. If it’s just a small family practice you’re picturing for a family physician, think again. This field of expertise is the backbone of medicine, and also very versatile. A family physician can work in a variety of settings that include clinics, private (or group) practices, long-term care facilities like nursing homes, and hospitals for both inpatient and outpatient services. For example, a family physician may be hired by a hospital as a hospitalist to provide care to patients staying in the hospital.

Why Now Is the Right Time to Make a Career Move

There is so much opportunity for both family physicians and APPs this year and moving forward. Patients, young and old, are in need of the multifaceted expertise of both professionals and it’s never been a perfect time to pick and choose where you’d like to work. So if it’s a switch of atmosphere or co-workers, now might be the best time to land a new job with fresh challenges and rewards.

Explore Exciting APP Career Opportunities with Us

If you’re an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) or family physician looking for your next opportunity, now is the perfect time to make a move. We have a wide range of job openings across the USA, including locum, permanent, full-time, and part-time positions in various healthcare settings. Whether you’re seeking a fresh start or exploring new career challenges, we can help you find the perfect fit. Contact Momentum today to learn more about our available opportunities and take the next step in your career!