Travel and contract nursing
Thirteen week and short-term contracts for RNs, LPNs and techs, including crisis and rapid-response coverage. Housing and travel handled so the clinician arrives ready to work.
The Medical Staffers places clinical, allied, non-clinical and remote healthcare staff for hospitals, clinics and care providers. Contract, per diem, permanent and virtual, with our rate ranges published on this page rather than held back for the call.
HIPAA trained, BAA included
Licence, references and background verified
Replacement cover at no extra charge
One account manager per facility
What we staff
Five ways to fill a role, from a shift tomorrow morning to a department head you will keep for a decade. The same vetting applies to all of them.
Thirteen week and short-term contracts for RNs, LPNs and techs, including crisis and rapid-response coverage. Housing and travel handled so the clinician arrives ready to work.
Shift-by-shift cover for call-outs, census spikes and holiday gaps. A local pool that already knows your charting system, booked through one point of contact.
Direct-hire recruiting for clinical, advanced practice and leadership roles, on a percentage of first-year salary. We do not send a candidate we would not work beside ourselves.
The roles that keep the building working. Imaging, laboratory and therapy alongside the revenue-cycle, scheduling and front-desk staff most agencies will not touch.
Trained remote staff for scheduling, intake, prior authorisation, eligibility, billing and scribing. HIPAA trained, working in your systems, at a fraction of an onsite salary.
Roles we place
If a role is not listed, ask. This is what we fill most often, not the limit of what we fill.
RN, contract and per diem
RN, contract and per diem
RN and surgical tech
RN and NICU
RN and telemetry
Unit and house supervisor
Acute and long-term care
All shifts
X-ray, CT, MRI
Technologist and technician
Acute and long-term care
And PT assistant
And OT assistant
Clinic and school settings
Retail and inpatient
Technician
Professional and facility
Specialist
Check-in and scheduling
Case and utilisation
Registration and intake
Denials and appeals
Provider enrolment
Single and multi-site
Scheduling and intake
Inbound calls and messages
And eligibility checks
Claims and follow-up
Live and asynchronous
Follow-up and outreach
Pricing
These are the ranges the United States market is paying in 2026, and the ranges we quote inside. Your rate depends on state, speciality, shift pattern and how quickly you need someone. You get it in writing before we submit a single candidate, and it does not move afterwards.
Bill rate to the facility, per hour worked. Includes the clinician's pay, taxes, insurance and our fee.
| Role | Rate per hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Travel RN, medical surgical or telemetry | $85–$120 | 13 week contracts, 36 to 48 hours |
| Travel RN, ICU, ER, OR or L&D | $100–$150 | Speciality premium, crisis rates higher |
| Per diem RN, local shift | $65–$85 | Roughly a quarter below travel |
| LPN or LVN | $45–$65 | Acute and long-term care |
| CNA or patient care tech | $28–$45 | Holiday and crisis shifts higher |
Bill rate to the facility, per hour worked, on contract assignments.
| Role | Rate per hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Radiologic technologist | $70–$88 | CT and MRI at the upper end |
| Physical therapist | $70–$85 | Assistants materially lower |
| Respiratory therapist | $62–$78 | Acute care |
| Medical laboratory technologist | $55–$70 | Generalist and blood bank |
Bill rate to the practice, per hour worked, for staff based in the United States.
| Role | Rate per hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Medical biller and coder | $31–$45 | Certified inpatient and audit work higher |
| Care coordinator | $32–$46 | Case and utilisation management |
| Prior authorisation specialist | $29–$42 | Payer mix affects volume |
| Front desk coordinator | $25–$36 | Check-in, scheduling, intake |
Bill rate to the practice, per hour worked. Minimum twenty hours a week, month to month.
| Role | Rate per hour | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual medical assistant or front desk | $12–$18 | Scheduling, intake, inbound calls |
| Virtual prior authorisation and eligibility | $13–$20 | Payer portals and follow-up |
| Virtual billing and AR support | $13–$20 | Claims, denials, appeals |
| Virtual medical scribe | $20–$32 | Live documentation costs more than asynchronous |
One fee on the candidate's start date, as a percentage of first-year base salary. Nothing is payable if you do not hire.
| Role class | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and allied health | 18–25% | Of first-year base salary |
| Non-clinical and revenue cycle | 15–20% | Of first-year base salary |
| Advanced practice, NP and PA | 15–20% | Flat fee available on request |
| Physician | 20–30% | Higher for scarce specialities |
| Temp to permanent conversion | About half | Of the full placement fee, after the contract term |
Licence and registration verification, references, background and health screening, with the file attached to the candidate rather than promised later.
On contract and per diem placements the clinician is ours to pay, tax, insure and cover for workers' compensation. You are invoiced for hours worked.
Every placement is HIPAA trained before they start, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement with you as standard.
A named person who knows your unit, your charting system and your shift pattern, reachable outside office hours. Not a rotating call queue.
If a placement does not hold, we replace them at no additional fee. On permanent placements a guarantee period applies, agreed in writing up front.
Nothing to pay to open an account, post a role or receive candidates. On contract work you pay for hours worked and nothing else.
The ranges above are indicative United States market rates for 2026, drawn from published bill-rate data, Bureau of Labor Statistics wage figures and vendor pricing in the virtual staffing market. Rates vary sharply by state and speciality, and some states cap what an agency may charge a nursing facility. Your quote is confirmed in writing before any submission and holds for the term agreed.
Against hiring in house
A salary is not the cost of an employee. This is what a front desk coordinator on a $43,000 base actually costs a practice over a year, before anyone has been recruited.
| Line | Cost per year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base salary | $43,380 | Market average for the role |
| Payroll taxes | $4,660 | FICA, FUTA and state unemployment |
| Health, dental and vision | $6,500–$12,900 | Single to family cover |
| Retirement match | $1,300–$1,740 | At a three to four percent match |
| Paid time off and sick leave | $2,500–$3,350 | Fifteen to twenty days |
| Workers' compensation | $650–$1,090 | Varies by state and class code |
| Workspace, equipment and software | $2,000–$4,000 | Desk, hardware, licences |
| Fully loaded | $61,000–$71,300 | Roughly $29 to $34 an hour |
| Recruiting and onboarding, per hire | $3,450–$8,150 | Again each time the seat turns over |
Benefits run at about thirty per cent of total compensation across United States employers, which is roughly forty-six per cent on top of wages, before recruiting, equipment or the cost of the seat sitting empty. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, March 2026. Our onshore front desk coordinator bills at $25 to $36 an hour, our virtual equivalent at $12 to $18, with no recruiting fee, no benefits load and no cost when the role is not being worked.
How it works
A short call to fix the unit, the shift pattern, the licensure required and the date you need someone standing in the building. You get a written rate at the end of it.
We verify licence, references, background and health screening ourselves, then submit a short list with the credential file attached rather than promised.
Onboarding, travel and start date handled. Your account manager checks in through the assignment, not just on the first day, and replaces a placement that does not hold.
Facilities & clinicians
Tell us the unit, the shift pattern and the start date. You get candidates who have already cleared licensure, references, background and health screening, at a rate you agreed in writing before the first submission.
Bring your licence and your preferences. We match you to units that fit your experience, tell you the rate before you interview, and keep your file current so the next contract does not start from zero.
Questions
For contract and per diem work you pay one hourly bill rate for hours worked. That rate covers the clinician's pay, payroll taxes, insurance, workers' compensation, credentialing and our fee. There is nothing else to pay: no setup charge, no recruiting fee, no invoice when the shift is not worked.
The ranges are published on this page. A medical surgical travel RN sits between $85 and $120 an hour, a per diem RN between $65 and $85, a front desk coordinator between $25 and $36, and a virtual assistant between $12 and $18. Your exact rate depends on state, speciality and urgency, and we put it in writing before we submit anyone.
Because a salary is not the cost of an employee. Across United States employers, benefits run at about thirty per cent of total compensation, which is roughly forty-six per cent on top of wages before you count recruiting, equipment or paid time off. A front desk coordinator on a $43,000 base costs $61,000 to $71,300 a year fully loaded, or about $29 to $34 an hour, plus $3,450 to $8,150 every time you have to hire for the seat.
Against that, an agency rate that only runs when the work does, with no benefits load and no recruiting cost, usually comes out level or lower. For a permanent hire we say so and place them permanently instead.
No. There is nothing to pay to open an account, brief a role or receive candidates, and no charge for the credentialing we carry out. On contract and per diem work you are invoiced for hours worked at the agreed rate. On permanent placement there is a single fee on the start date, and nothing at all if you do not hire.
Per diem shifts from an established local pool can be covered within a day where the roster allows it. Contract roles usually take a few days to submit and a week or two to clear onboarding, because licensure, background and health screening cannot be rushed without cutting corners. Permanent and physician searches run considerably longer: physician roles in the United States take a median of around four months to fill.
We give you a realistic date on the first call rather than a promise we cannot keep.
On contract and per diem work we replace the placement at no additional fee and cover the gap while we do it. On permanent placements a guarantee period applies, agreed in writing before you hire: if the candidate leaves inside it, we replace them.
Every placement is HIPAA trained before they start, and we sign a Business Associate Agreement with you as standard. Remote staff work inside your systems, under your access controls, with the same accounts and audit trail as any other member of your team. We do not take copies of patient data into our own systems.
Virtual staff work in administrative and documentation roles: scheduling, intake, prior authorisation, eligibility, billing and scribing. They do not practise clinically and are not a substitute for a licensed clinician at the bedside. That is why the rate is what it is. Anything requiring a United States licence is filled by a licensed, verified clinician, onshore.
Yes. We recruit nationally and place against the licensure the role requires, including compact licence states. Rates differ meaningfully between states, and a few states cap what an agency may charge a nursing facility, so we quote against your state rather than a national average.
Per diem is booked shift by shift. Contract assignments run for the term agreed, typically thirteen weeks. Virtual placements run month to month with a twenty hour weekly minimum and thirty days' notice. Permanent placement carries no commitment at all until you decide to hire.
One call is usually enough to scope the role, agree a rate and start vetting. If we are not the right answer, we will say so on that call rather than three weeks later.
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Whether you are covering a shift or looking for your next contract, this reaches the same team.
contact@themedicalstaffers.com
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Spring City, PA 19475
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