UltraStaff

What UltraStaff does

UltraStaff (legal entity JWS Health Consultants, Inc.) is a privately held, founder-owned healthcare staffing firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, founded in 1986 by Registered Nurse Jolyn West Scheirman and operating continuously for over 30 years. The company supplies supplemental healthcare personnel — primarily Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs), and medical assistants — to Greater Houston-area hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, long-term care facilities, correctional facilities, and schools, and additionally provides private duty nursing and aide services to patients in hospitals, homes, and assisted living facilities.

The company's service model spans multiple engagement types within a single vertical: per diem/long-term temporary placement, temp-to-direct hire, direct hire placement, medical travel staffing, payrolling services, and 24-hour private duty care. Underlying technology consists of a computerized staffing program that enables healthcare facility clients to log in and view the staff scheduled for each shift at their facility, and a Contingent Talent Management System (CTMS) workforce portal for applicant intake and workforce management. The differentiators emphasized by UltraStaff include RN-managed operations, Medical Assistant-trained staffing consultants, comprehensive Workers' Compensation and Professional Malpractice coverage on all field staff, and 24/7 availability for both clients and staff.

The business model is transaction-fee based: revenue is generated through wage markups on temporary placements, one-time placement fees on direct hire conversions, and weekly billing on private duty engagements. Distribution is direct (sales-led) via phone (713-522-7100), toll-free (1-800-522-7707), email, and an employer profile web form - no resellers, marketplaces, or third-party channel partners are used. Marketing channels are limited to the corporate website, direct outreach, and email; there is no disclosed content marketing, paid acquisition, or social media presence. Ownership is concentrated entirely with the founder, who also serves as President; there are no institutional investors, no parent company, and no disclosed outside shareholders since inception.

Name

UltraStaff

Legal name

JWS Health Consultants, Inc.

Website

https://ultrastaff.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

UltraStaff is a privately held, founder-owned healthcare staffing firm based in Houston, Texas, founded in 1986, that places RNs, LVNs, CNAs, and medical assistants on per diem, temp-to-direct hire, direct hire, travel, payrolling, and private duty engagements for hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, schools, correctional facilities, and individual patients throughout Greater Houston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH), Private Duty Personal Care Agencies (Non-Medical Home Care Providers) (HLADAGAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Nurse placement agency
• Per diem staffing
• Temp-to-direct hire
• Private duty nursing

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Temporary/Per Diem Staffing Placement: UltraStaff provides temporary healthcare staff (RNs, LVNs, CNAs, and other medical professionals) to healthcare facilities on a per diem or temporary basis. Revenue is generated through markups on staff wages paid to the healthcare professionals.
2. Temp-to-Direct Hire Placement: Placement of temporary staff with the option to convert to direct hire, generating placement fees upon successful conversion.
3. Direct Hire Placement: Recruitment and placement of healthcare professionals directly with healthcare organizations for permanent positions, generating one-time placement fees.
4. Private Duty Services: 24-hour private duty nursing and aide services for patients in hospitals, homes, assisted living facilities. Services billed weekly, payment accepted via credit card or personal check.
5. Medical Travel Services: Provision of traveling medical professionals to healthcare facilities requiring temporary staffing solutions.
6. Payrolling Services: Payroll management services for healthcare organizations managing their own temporary staff.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UltraStaff supplies supplemental healthcare staffing—placing Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Certified Nurse Aides, and other medical professionals—into hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, long-term care facilities, correctional facilities, schools, and private duty settings in the Greater Houston area. Engagements include Per Diem, Long Term, Temp-to-Direct Hire, Direct Hire, Medical Travel, Payrolling, and 24-hour Private Duty nursing/aide services.

Product overview

UltraStaff is a single-service healthcare staffing firm offering supplemental staffing solutions, not a multi-module platform. The core offering is Health Care Staffing Services, which encompasses multiple staffing arrangement types including Per Diem, Long Term, Temp-to-Direct Hire, and Direct Hire placements. Services are provided across Greater Houston to hospitals, clinics, physician offices, long-term care facilities, correctional facilities, schools, and for private duty care in hospital and home settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Per Diem Healthcare Staffing Daily/shift-based supplemental placement of Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses, Certified Nurse Aides, and other medical professionals to hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, long-term care facilities, correctional facilities, and schools in the Greater Houston area. Used to fill vacation, sick day, FMLA, and volume-related coverage gaps.
• Long Term Healthcare Staffing Extended-duration placement of healthcare professionals into healthcare facilities for ongoing staffing needs beyond single-shift coverage.
• Temp-to-Direct Hire Placement Placement of healthcare professionals on a temporary basis with the option to convert to direct hire with the healthcare organization, typically involving a conversion fee upon permanent placement.
• Direct Hire Placement Recruitment and one-time placement of healthcare professionals (RNs, LVNs, CNAs) directly with healthcare organizations for permanent positions, generating a one-time placement fee.
• Medical Travel Staffing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Services available within 24 hours of referral for private duty cases
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: The largest U.S. healthcare staffing firm offering nurse, allied, physician, and leadership staffing across all 50 states. Comparable as a healthcare clinical staffing provider to hospitals and healthcare facilities, though at vastly greater national scale than UltraStaff's Houston-only footprint.
• Cross Country Healthcare: National healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company providing travel nursing, per diem, allied health, and locum tenens staffing to healthcare facilities. Comparable as a multi-modality healthcare staffing incumbent, though materially larger and more diversified than UltraStaff.
• CHG Healthcare: Large healthcare staffing provider offering travel nursing, allied, locum tenens, and permanent placement services across the U.S. Comparable in clinical staffing capabilities, though substantially broader in scope and scale than UltraStaff.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: Healthcare staffing and workforce management arm of HealthTrust, providing per diem, travel, and permanent placement of clinical staff to hospitals and health systems nationwide. Comparable as a clinical staffing partner to large hospital clients, though embedded in a broader GPO ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Aya Healthcare: National healthcare staffing firm specializing in travel nursing, per diem, and direct hire placement of RNs, LVNs, and allied professionals to hospitals and health systems. Directly comparable to UltraStaff's per diem, temp-to-direct, and medical travel service lines.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: National provider of per diem, travel, and direct hire nursing staffing plus private duty home healthcare services. Directly comparable to UltraStaff across both supplemental healthcare staffing and 24-hour private duty patient care.
• Supplemental Health Care: Healthcare staffing firm providing per diem, travel, contract, and direct hire placement of nurses and allied health professionals to hospitals, schools, and long-term care facilities. Directly comparable to UltraStaff's multi-segment clinical staffing model.
• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Nurse staffing agency offering per diem, travel, and direct hire placement of RNs, LVNs, and CNAs to hospitals and healthcare facilities. Closely comparable to UltraStaff's supplemental nurse staffing offering in the Texas market.
• Favorite Healthcare Staffing: National healthcare staffing firm offering per diem, travel, temp-to-perm, and direct hire staffing of nurses and allied professionals. Comparable to UltraStaff's supplemental healthcare staffing model serving hospitals and long-term care facilities.
• Bayada Home Health Care: Large home healthcare and private duty services provider offering nursing, aide, and pediatric care in homes and facilities. Directly comparable to UltraStaff's private duty nursing and 24-hour aide service line, though Bayada operates at a much larger multi-state scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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