Build a Healthcare Workforce You Keep, Not One You Rent
Agency bill rates and open recruiter seats both come with a cost that never stops. An internal resource pool gives you a bench of pre-credentialed clinicians your organization controls directly, built and run on one platform.
Trusted by healthcare organizations across the United States
Agency spend adds up fast
Contract clinician bill rates typically run two to three times the cost of an internal hire for the same shift, and that spend has no ceiling.
Recruiting teams are already stretched
Most internal recruiting teams are managing far more open reqs than they can realistically close on time, especially across multiple states and license types.
Credentialing slows everything down
Clinicians can sit on the bench for weeks waiting on paperwork to clear, which means open shifts stay open longer than they need to.
No one system tracks supply against demand
Without a single view of who's available and where, coverage gaps usually get discovered the day they become a problem, not before.
Recruiting & sourcing
Private clinician marketplace
Clinical recruiting CRM
Clinician communications
Credentialing & compliance
Credentialing management
Payer enrollment tracking
Licensing management
Compliance monitoring
Scheduling & deployment
Shift scheduling
Multi-state provider coverage
Telehealth workforce management
Visibility
Reporting and analytics
Workforce planning
Built to Reduce Agency Dependence
An internal resource pool works alongside whatever recruiting setup you already have. If you have a team in place, DirectShifts adds the credentialing, licensing, and compliance layer underneath it. If you don't have one yet, DirectShifts sources and credentials the pool directly.
If you have a recruiting team
DirectShifts handles credentialing, licensing, and compliance, so your team spends less time on paperwork and more time sourcing.
If you're starting from scratch
DirectShifts sources, screens, and credentials clinicians directly, building the pool for you from the ground up.
Fewer shifts filled by agencies and contract labor. More filled by a bench you already own.
Built for Your Type of Organization
Purpose-Built for Multi-State Telehealth Networks
Manage clinician coverage across every state you operate in, with visibility into licensing status, provider expansion, and virtual care workforce planning in one place.
Built for Sustainable Float Pools
Reduce premium labor spend, cut overtime costs, and improve fill rate without adding headcount to your recruiting team.
What This Looks Like in Practice
$46/hr
Average savings versus overtime rates. A multi-department New York health system partnered with DirectShifts to expand coverage and cut overtime spend without increasing budget.
$30K/mo
Cut in agency costs after 15 hires from 31 clinicians sourced. An LTAC facility regained scheduling control by replacing agency staff with its own pool.
A Complete Workforce Infrastructure Platform
Not a staffing agency. Not scheduling software on its own.
Capability
DirectShifts
Agencies
Scheduling Software
Recruiting
Included
Fee per placement
Not included
Credentialing
Included
Varies by agency
Not included
Licensing
Included
Rarely included
Not included
Compliance Monitoring
Included
Varies by agency
Manual tracking only
Internal Marketplace
Included
Not applicable
Not included
Telehealth Support
Included
Limited
Not included
Workforce Analytics
Included
Rarely included
Basic reporting only
Clinician Retention
Built into the model
Not incentivized
Not applicable
Cost Savings
Performance-based
Markup-based
Software fee only
Workforce Planning
Included
Not included
Not included
See Your Workforce Savings
Enter your current staffing costs to see what an internal resource pool could save your organization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is an internal resource pool in healthcare?
An internal resource pool is a group of pre-credentialed clinicians that a healthcare organization manages directly, rather than sourcing shift by shift through an outside agency.
How is an internal resource pool different from a staffing agency?
An agency owns the clinician relationship and charges a markup on every shift filled. An internal resource pool is built and owned by your organization, so the clinicians and the cost savings stay with you over time.
How much can hospitals save by building an internal resource pool?
Savings vary by market and specialty, but hospitals using an IRP model typically pay $45 to $65 an hour for shifts that would otherwise cost $80 to $120 an hour through a travel nurse agency.
How long does it take to launch an internal resource pool?
Most hospitals can launch a working internal resource pool in about 30 days, covering bench building, credentialing, platform setup, and first shift fills.
Can telehealth companies use an internal resource pool?
Yes. Telehealth operators use an internal resource pool to manage multi-state clinician networks, track licensing across every state they operate in, and plan coverage as they expand.
Does DirectShifts replace our internal recruiting team?
No. DirectShifts can work alongside an existing recruiting team by handling credentialing, licensing, and compliance, or run the full recruiting function for organizations that don't have one.
What does DirectShifts credential and license inside the pool?
DirectShifts manages primary source verification, state licensing across all 50 states, payer enrollment, and ongoing compliance monitoring for every clinician in the pool.
Build a Workforce You Own
DirectShifts helps you build an internal resource pool that recruits, credentials, licenses, and deploys clinicians your organization owns, without the markup that comes with renting them shift by shift.
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