Locum Life

What Locum Life does

Locum Life Ltd. is a physician-owned healthcare staffing agency founded in June 2015 by Paul Greco MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician, and headquartered in Burlington, Iowa. The company operates a web-based locum tenens marketplace that connects healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics, and multi-specialty practices) with temporary and permanent providers across ten profession categories: CNM, CRNA, Dentist, NP, Optometrist, PA, Ph.D, Pharmacist, Physician, and Podiatrist. Coverage extends across the United States plus Canada and Puerto Rico, with operational support for the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) covering 29 states and 1 territory.

The core platform consists of a self-service provider registration and profile system, a searchable job board filterable by profession, specialty, state, and position type (locum vs. permanent), a credentialing workflow, and document management (W-9, ACH direct deposit, timesheets) powered by Adobe Sign. The company does not offer a mobile application, public API, or SDK. Technology differentiation is described in terms of ease-of-use and integration with regulatory frameworks rather than proprietary IP.

Locum Life's revenue model combines contingency-based placement fees charged to healthcare facilities for successful locum tenens placements with an ongoing 15% commission paid to partners and referrers who source new providers or facility clients. The value proposition is a "Locum Life Guarantee" bundle that includes malpractice insurance, travel and lodging reimbursement, licensing fee reimbursement after 14 shifts, credentialing assistance, and 24/7 provider support. Customer acquisition relies on the website as the primary marketing and service-delivery channel, supported by referral rewards (up to $2,000 per provider referral, up to $5,000 per client referral) and a partner program offering 15% ongoing commission. The company has raised no external funding, has no disclosed institutional ownership, and operates with 1–10 employees.

Name

Locum Life

Legal name

Locum Life Ltd.

Website

https://locumlife.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Physician-owned locum tenens staffing agency operating a web-based marketplace that places temporary and permanent healthcare providers across ten professions into US, Canadian, and Puerto Rican hospitals and clinics, monetized via contingency placement fees and a 15% partner referral commission.

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)

Keywords

• Locum tenens staffing
• Healthcare staffing
• Physician placement
• Medical recruitment
• Contingency staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency-based Staffing Placement Fees: Locum Life charges employers on a contingency basis to post and fill healthcare staffing positions. Jobs are advertised for free for employers, with fees charged upon successful placement.
2. Partner/Referral Commission: Partners who refer new clients (providers or facilities) receive 15% ongoing commission on all business brought on, creating a recurring revenue share arrangement with independent recruiters and referrers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Locum Life operates a healthcare staffing platform that connects licensed providers (physicians, NPs, PAs, CRNAs, pharmacists, dentists, and other clinicians) with hospitals and clinics seeking temporary (locum tenens) or permanent coverage across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. The platform includes a searchable job board, provider profile management, credentialing assistance, digital timesheets via Adobe Sign, and IMLC multi-state licensure support. Placements are bundled with malpractice insurance, travel and lodging coverage, licensing fee reimbursement after 14 shifts, and 24-hour support.

Product overview

Locum Life is a physician-owned healthcare staffing company founded in June 2015, operating a unified platform that connects healthcare facilities with temporary providers (locum tenens) and those seeking permanent positions. The core platform enables job searching by profession (CNM, CRNA, Dentist, NP, Optometrist, PA, Ph.D, Pharmacist, Physician, Podiatrist), specialty, and state across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The platform includes a Provider Portal for account management and job preferences, and integrates Adobe Sign for document processing (W-9 forms, ACH deposits, timesheets). Value-added services bundled with placements include malpractice insurance, travel/lodging reimbursement, licensing fee reimbursement, credentialing assistance, and 24/7 support. The company also operates referral and partner programs for recruitment assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum Tenens Staffing Service A contingency-based locum tenens (and permanent) staffing service that matches licensed healthcare professionals — physicians, NPs, PAs, CRNAs, CNMs, dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, Ph.D.s, and podiatrists — with hospitals, clinics, and practices needing temporary or permanent clinical coverage. Each placement is bundled with malpractice insurance, travel and lodging coverage, licensing fee reimbursement after 14 shifts, credentialing assistance, and 24-hour support. Employers post jobs free on a contingency basis.
• Provider Portal A web-based self-service portal where licensed healthcare providers create accounts, build profiles specifying profession, specialty, and job preferences, browse and apply to locum tenens or permanent job listings, manage W-9, ACH direct deposit, and timesheets via Adobe Sign, and receive matching job alerts. Available to providers in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Quantifiable outcome

• Providers can earn significantly higher pay compared to full-time employment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Weatherby Healthcare: CHG Healthcare subsidiary specializing exclusively in locum tenens physician staffing. Directly comparable to Locum Life in service offering (malpractice, travel, credentialing bundled into placement) and provider target, but at materially larger scale.
• LocumTenens.com: Specialist locum tenens agency owned by Jackson Healthcare, explicitly focused on matching physicians, CRNAs, NPs, and PAs to temporary assignments. Highly comparable to Locum Life in target customer, multi-discipline provider focus, and contingency-based placement model.
• CompHealth: One of the largest locum tenens and permanent placement firms in the U.S., placing physicians, NPs, and PAs across virtually every specialty. Competes directly with Locum Life for the same provider supply and facility demand, but with deeper enterprise hospital relationships.
• Aya Healthcare: Large travel nurse and allied healthcare staffing firm that has expanded into locum tenens. Comparable in contingency placement model and dual-sided marketplace approach, though primarily nurse-heavy versus Locum Life's physician-centric mix.
• Hayes Locums: Boutique locum tenens staffing agency focused on physicians and advanced practitioners. Closest like-for-like competitor to Locum Life given similar size, boutique positioning, and physician-led emphasis on provider experience.
• MPLT Healthcare: Locum tenens staffing firm placing physicians, NPs, and PAs across a wide range of specialties. Comparable to Locum Life in multi-discipline provider coverage and contingency-based facility pricing.

Broad incumbents

• CHG Healthcare: Parent of CompHealth, Weatherby Healthcare, and Global Medical Staffing, all major locum tenens brands. Competes head-to-head with Locum Life on physician and advanced-practice locum placement, but with substantially larger recruiting teams and enterprise hospital contracts.
• Maxim Healthcare Group: Diversified national healthcare staffing provider with locum tenens capabilities alongside travel nursing, home health, and government services. Overlaps with Locum Life on locum placement but operates at significantly greater scale and service breadth.
• Jackson Healthcare: National healthcare staffing platform with a strong locum tenens franchise (Jackson + Coker, LocumTenens.com). Comparable to Locum Life in placing physicians across multiple specialties, but with a far larger recruiter network and broader service portfolio.
• AMN Healthcare: The largest U.S. healthcare staffing company, with a dedicated locum tenens division (Staff Care). Directly comparable to Locum Life because it places physicians, NPs, CRNAs, and allied health professionals in temporary assignments at hospitals and clinics, but operates at national scale with thousands of recruiters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/locum-life

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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