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Contingent Labor Reduction

Our Provisional Solutions Program helps healthcare organizations reduce contingent labor costs by hiring long-term provisional staff with the goal of permanent placement.

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What is Provisional Solutions?

The Provisional Solutions Program is a core vacancy recruitment strategy designed to lower contingent labor costs and improve retention by utilizing provisional team members in long-term roles for a six-month engagement, replacing traditional travelers. This extended timeframe promotes continuity of care at the bedside while giving both the team member and hospital leadership the opportunity to assess long-term fit before making a permanent commitment.

While provisional staff are embedded on-site, our sourcing team simultaneously recruits to fill any open or forecasted clinical vacancies, ensuring a comprehensive, retention-focused approach to staffing. After the engagement, provisional team members are eligible for permanent placement at no conversion fee. It’s a scalable, cost-effective way to reduce your dependency on contingent labor while improving retention and patient care continuity. 

 

Is Provisional Solutions Right for You?

If you’re looking to reduce contract labor costs without compromising patient care, the Provisional Solutions Program may be the answer. It’s designed for healthcare organizations that:

  • Rely heavily on travel nurses or agency staff
  • Face long-term core vacancies in critical areas
  • Want to hire with retention as a priority
  • Need a cost-effective, long-term staffing strategy
  • Prefer credentialed, team-integrated professionals over shift-fillers

This model gives you control, continuity, and a path to fill your core vacancies.

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Why Health Systems Choose This Program

Our Provisional Solutions model provides healthcare organizations with a long-term staffing strategy that reduces labor costs, strengthens retention, and minimizes dependency on high-cost travel contracts.

Lower Labor Costs

Hiring provisional staff at below-market rates leads to measurable savings and reduced reliance on travel contracts.

Increased Retention

Provisional hires are aligned on pay, relocation, and benefits upfront, allowing for a six-month evaluation of long-term fit.

Credentialed Talent

Every candidate is credentialed by our nurse-led team to meet your clinical, compliance, and readiness standards.

Fast Impact

Hospitals using this model reduce time-to-fill, expedite onboarding, and see faster staffing stabilization.

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Why Our Model Works

Our Provisional Solutions Program goes beyond the temporary fix of traditional travel staffing. Our focus is on long-term workforce solutions to help hospitals stabilize operations, reduce contract labor reliance, and build efficient, scalable hiring strategies, especially during periods of transition. 

We partner with clients to build strong talent pipelines and improve retention. With nurse-led credentialing, no-fee conversions, and an emphasis on cultural alignment, our approach delivers more than short-term coverage, it creates a strategic path to workforce optimization and measurable results. 

 

Let’s Talk About Reducing Travel Spend the Right Way

Discover how our Provisional Solutions Program can help you stabilize staffing and cut costs with long-term impact.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Explore common questions about our Provisional Solutions Program and how it can support your staffing and budget goals.

 

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