Tag: healthcare workforce development

The healthcare labor market is shifting rapidly. As hospitals and clinics compete to recruit qualified providers, several data-backed trends are emerging—around flexibility, burnout, locum tenens growth, and technology adoption. If you’re hiring NPs, APPs, or physicians, aligning with these trends will help you attract and retain top-tier talent.

1. Flexible Scheduling Is Now Expected

A 2024 report from the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) highlights that inflexible scheduling and high burnout are among the top concerns in ambulatory care and community health settings. Similarly, recent HHS research underscores the role of flexible work models in stabilizing healthcare staffing.

Why it matters:
Clinicians are seeking part-time, per diem, and remote-friendly options. Organizations offering more control over scheduling are seeing improved recruitment and retention rates.

2. Demand for Advanced Practice Providers Continues to Climb

Data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) project shortages in multiple advanced provider roles, including primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and pharmacists, through 2037. On the state level, Texas DSHS projects a 9,600-FTE primary care physician shortfall by 2036.

Why it matters:
Hiring isn’t just about nurses. Health systems increasingly rely on NPs, PAs, and physicians to lead care teams and meet growing demand in both urban and underserved areas.

3. Locum Tenens Is No Longer a Niche Strategy

A Precedence Research market report estimates that the U.S. locum tenens sector—valued at $3.5 billion in 2023—will reach nearly $8 billion by 2034. Meanwhile, Staffing Industry Analysts data confirms year-over-year double-digit growth in locum coverage for both generalist and specialty providers.

Why it matters:
More clinicians are choosing contract-based roles for better flexibility and lifestyle control. Offering locum or temp-to-perm positions allows you to stay agile in the face of coverage gaps and fluctuating demand.

4. Technology Is Accelerating Hiring Efficiency

According to ASPE at HHS, digital tools like mobile scheduling, same-day pay, and credentialing automation are critical to the future of healthcare staffing. Providers—especially younger clinicians—now expect tech-enabled onboarding, e-pay, and streamlined workflows.

Why it matters:
Outdated systems lead to lost candidates. Adopting digital platforms for recruiting and placement is no longer optional—it’s a core part of competitive hiring.

5. Burnout Is Reshaping How We Hire

Both the CHIA report and ASPE brief identify burnout and staff shortages as structural threats to care access. These reports tie workforce gaps to delayed treatments and higher patient risk in multiple specialties.

Why it matters:
Relying solely on permanent hires can lead to burnout and turnover. A balanced staffing strategy—with supplemental support like locums—can stabilize teams and maintain patient care standards.

How Momentum Healthcare Staffing Aligns with These Trends

At Momentum Healthcare Staffing, we recruit for the world healthcare is becoming—not the one it used to be. Our placements support:

• Flexible staffing models – Including per diem, telehealth, locum, and full-time placements
• In-demand specialties – Like urgent care, geriatrics, psychiatry, and primary care
• Technology-driven recruitment – With efficient onboarding, scheduling, and credentialing
• Retention and resilience – Helping you reduce burnout and maintain quality of care

Whether you’re a facility trying to reduce turnover or a system scaling services, we’ll help you find clinicians who are ready for what’s next.

Let’s Build Your Ideal Care Team

📞 Call us at (877) 558‑3782 or visit https://momentumhcs.com/contact/ to get started. Our team can help you hire the providers that today’s healthcare environment demands.

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.