Fusion Healthcare Staffing

What Fusion Healthcare Staffing does

Fusion Healthcare Staffing, L.L.C. is a U.S. healthcare staffing firm founded in April 2013 by Dan Westenskow and headquartered in Sandy, Utah, with a secondary office in Dallas, Texas. The company connects physicians (MD/DO) and advanced practice providers (NP, PA, CRNA) with healthcare facilities across nearly all 50 states through two core service lines: locum tenens temporary placement and permanent placement / retained search, covering more than 20 medical specialties including Emergency Medicine, OBGYN, Anesthesiology, CRNA, Radiology, Cardiology, Hematology Oncology, and Hospitalist. Operations are organized around a proprietary two-desk recruitment model in which dedicated physician recruiters focus on provider needs while client recruiters focus on facility needs, with recruiters averaging 5 years of tenure at the company. The company maintains an NCQA-certified, 100% U.S.-based in-house credentialing team (combined 36 years of experience) that conducts proactive license, malpractice, and National Practitioner Data Bank screening; the company reports this credentialing infrastructure reduced provider time-to-start by 17% over one year.

The company generates revenue primarily through transaction-based placement fees paid by healthcare facilities for locum tenens assignments and through retained/permanent placement fees for direct-hire physician and APP searches; pricing is quote-based and the company claims it bills 10-15% less than competitors through limited overhead and negotiated malpractice costs. GTM is sales-led and relationship-based: dedicated staffing consultants conduct direct outreach to healthcare employers, supported by a website job board with 726+ active listings, content marketing (80+ blog articles), case studies, testimonial content, and active membership and leadership roles in NALTO (President: CFO Jarin Dana), NAPR (Board: SVP Mike Jowdry), and SIA. Customer segments are predominantly hospitals, health systems, and critical access hospitals (with named cases including Sound Physicians and Androscoggin Valley Hospital), augmented by a separate Private Equity & Healthcare Investors segment targeting investor-backed provider platforms.

Ownership shifted in December 2022 when Waud Capital Partners acquired Fusion; prior growth had been funded in part by a 2017 strategic equity round from Paul Sorensen (former President of Select Family of Staffing/EmployBridge at $3.2B) and Gregory Sorensen (former President and CEO of Siemens Healthcare North America), the latter serving as Chairman. The company has received consistent third-party validation, including SIA Best Staffing Firms to Work For (2023, 2024), SIA Top 100 Leaders in Staffing recognition for CEO Dan Westenskow (2017, 2024), and #6 fastest-growing U.S. staffing firm from SIA in 2025.

Name

Fusion Healthcare Staffing

Legal name

Fusion Healthcare Staffing, L.L.C.

Website

https://fusionhcs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fusion Healthcare Staffing is a U.S. healthcare staffing firm that places physicians and advanced practice providers in locum tenens and permanent roles across nearly all 50 states using a two-desk recruiter model and NCQA-certified in-house credentialing.

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 industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• Locum tenens placement
• Physician recruitment
• Permanent placement
• Credentialing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Locum Tenens Placement Fees: Fees charged to healthcare facilities for placing temporary physicians and advanced practice providers in locum tenens assignments. Providers are independent contractors paid only for hours worked. Facilities cover travel, housing, and malpractice insurance as part of the arrangement.
2. Permanent Placement Recruitment: Retained search and permanent placement services for hospitals, health systems, and private practices seeking long-term physician and APP hires. Includes retained search offering purpose-built for healthcare organizations seeking executive-style recruitment services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fusion Healthcare Staffing connects physicians and advanced practice providers (NPs, PAs, CRNAs) with hospitals, health systems, and private practices across nearly all 50 U.S. states through locum tenens (temporary) placements and permanent placement retained searches. The firm supports both sides of the market with a two-desk recruiter model and an in-house, NCQA-certified credentialing team that handles provider verification, privileging, and enrollment to accelerate onboarding.

Product overview

Fusion Healthcare Staffing is a healthcare staffing company offering two core service lines: Locum Tenens staffing for temporary physician and APP placements, and Permanent Placement for retained executive-style recruitment. The company provides an integrated offering that includes in-house credentialing support services to accelerate provider onboarding. The platform connects physicians and advanced practice providers with healthcare facilities across all 50 states, covering specialties including Emergency Medicine, OBGYN, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, and more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum Tenens Staffing Temporary placement of physicians (MD/DO) and advanced practice providers (NP, PA, CRNA) in U.S. healthcare facilities, offering flexible scheduling and short- or long-term coverage across medical specialties such as Emergency Medicine, OBGYN, Radiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Hospitalist, and CRNA. Providers are independent contractors paid only for hours worked, with travel, housing, and malpractice insurance covered by the agency.
• Permanent Placement Recruitment Retained search and direct hire services for placing physicians and APPs in permanent full-time positions at hospitals, health systems, and private practices, including an executive-style retained search offering purpose-built for healthcare organizations.
• Credentialing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Time-to-start reduced by 17% in one year through credentialing process improvements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO)coreOthersFusion is an active member of NALTO, the industry association establishing ethical standards for locum tenens organizations. CFO Jarin Dana serves as President of NALTO and Co-Chair of the legislative committee, helping shape regulation and policy discussions.
• National Association of Physician Recruiters (NAPR)coreOthersFusion is a member of NAPR, a professional organization promoting sound business practices and ethical standards in healthcare provider recruitment. SVP Mike Jowdry serves on the NAPR Board of Directors, representing Fusion's principles in industry conversations.
• Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)minorOthersFusion is an active member of SIA, the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions. The company participates in SIA rankings and awards programs, contributing to industry benchmarking and best practices development.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Barton Associates: Locum tenens staffing firm placing physicians, NPs, PAs, and CRNAs across all 50 states. Similar specialty breadth and mid-market customer profile, with comparable two-sided marketplace model.
• CHG Healthcare: Parent of CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, and RNnetwork — the largest physician and healthcare staffing company in the U.S. Closest direct competitor in locum tenens, with significantly greater scale and enterprise contracts.
• LocumTenens.com: Directly comparable locum tenens and physician staffing agency operated by LocumTenens.com LLC. Overlaps with Fusion on specialty coverage, provider pool, and facility types served.
• VISTA Staffing Solutions: Locum tenens and international physician staffing firm serving U.S. hospitals and health systems. Directly comparable service mix and customer segment, with similar relationship-led positioning.
• Hayes Locums: Specialized locum tenens staffing firm placing physicians and APPs across all 50 states. Direct competitor with similar specialty mix (EM, OB, anesthesia, hospitalist) and similar mid-market positioning.
• Adelphi Medical Staffing: Locum tenens and permanent placement agency for physicians, NPs, and PAs across multiple specialties. Closely comparable business model, scale profile, and customer base to Fusion.

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: Large publicly traded healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company (Staff Care division for locum tenens). Competes with Fusion across physician staffing and offers adjacent nursing, allied, and leadership services.
• Jackson Healthcare: Private, large-scale healthcare staffing platform serving hospitals, health systems, and physician practices. Competes with Fusion across locum tenens and permanent placement with significantly broader specialty and geographic coverage.
• Aya Healthcare: Large healthcare staffing company with strong travel nursing franchise expanding into locum tenens. Comparable in serving hospitals and health systems, though with significantly larger scale and technology platform.

Emerging players

• Trusted Locum Staffing / Wapiti Medical Staffing: Physician-owned locum tenens agency with rural and critical access hospital focus. Directly comparable customer segment to Fusion (rural regional medical centers, critical access hospitals) and similar locum-only model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FusionHCS
• Facebookfacebook.com/fusionhealthcarestaffing

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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