What Pacific Companies does

Pacific Companies is a privately held US healthcare staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in Aliso Viejo/Irvine, California, with an additional office in Dallas, Texas. Founded circa 2002, the company specializes in placing physicians, advanced practice providers (NPs and PAs), and dentists in both locum tenens (temporary) and permanent positions across all 50 states. Its customer base spans hospitals and health systems, single and multi-specialty group practices, federally qualified health centers and tribal health facilities (supported through a NACHC corporate membership), and dental groups.

The firm operates a sales-led go-to-market built around dedicated recruitment consultants who conduct in-person, evidence-based recruiting visits to healthcare facilities, paired with a self-serve online job platform that lists 437+ active opportunities and supports candidate account creation, CV upload, and direct application. The underlying technology stack is a standard healthcare staffing website (job search, candidate accounts, CV management, application processing) without disclosed AI/ML capability, proprietary algorithms, or public APIs. Supporting products and programs include in-house credentialing and travel teams, A+-rated malpractice insurance for locum providers, The Doc Lounge blog and podcast, and the Refer to Earn referral bonus program.

Pacific Companies generates revenue through placement and locum tenens service fees charged to healthcare facilities and group practices. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but is described as "capped professional fees" with a "simplified fixed expense model" for employers. Provider-side services (job search, recruiter engagement, credentialing, and travel coordination) are offered at no cost to candidates, consistent with the conventional two-sided healthcare recruiting model where the facility pays the agency fee. The company reports 11-50 employees, over 100 years of combined consultant experience, and a 25+ year operating history, but does not disclose revenue, funding, ownership structure, or executive leadership.

Name

Pacific Companies

Legal name

Pacific Companies, Inc.

Website

https://pacificcompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Companies is a privately held US healthcare staffing and recruiting firm specializing in locum tenens and permanent placement of physicians, advanced practice providers, and dentists across all 50 states. It serves hospitals, group practices, FQHCs, and dental groups via in-person consultative recruiting and a self-serve job portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Health Services (8000)

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
• Physician recruitment
• Locum tenens staffing
• Permanent physician placement
• Advanced practice provider recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Aliso Viejo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Fees: Pacific Companies charges healthcare facilities (hospitals, health systems, group practices) for successful placement of physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), and dentists. They offer both permanent placement and locum tenens (temporary) staffing solutions with customized recruitment services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pacific Companies is a full-service healthcare staffing and recruiting firm that places physicians, advanced practice providers (NPs and PAs), and dentists into locum tenens (temporary) and permanent positions at healthcare facilities across all 50 U.S. states. The company generates revenue through placement and staffing fees charged to hospitals, health systems, group practices, FQHCs/CHCs, tribal health centers, and dental organizations, supported by a job search platform, in-house credentialing, travel coordination, and malpractice insurance provisioning.

Product overview

Pacific Companies operates a unified healthcare recruitment platform combining a job search website with staffing services. The core offering consists of the Pacific Companies Job Search Platform for searching locum tenens and permanent positions, supported by Locum Tenens Placement Services, Permanent Placement Services, and APP Placement Services. Additional offerings include The Doc Lounge (blog and podcast), the Refer to Earn referral bonus program, and employer staffing services for healthcare organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Locum Tenens Placement Services Temporary physician staffing service that places doctors in short-term assignments at healthcare facilities nationwide, with full credentialing, travel coordination, and malpractice insurance support included.
• Permanent Physician Placement Services Recruitment service connecting healthcare organizations with qualified physicians for long-term employment, covering all 50 states and a broad set of medical specialties.
• Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Placement Recruitment service for nurse practitioners and physician assistants seeking permanent or locum tenens opportunities, and for employers needing APP coverage nationwide.
• Healthcare Staffing Services for Employers End-to-end staffing partnership for healthcare employers, including permanent and locum tenens recruitment for hospitals, health systems, specialty groups, FQHCs/CHCs, tribal health centers, and dental organizations.
• Pacific Companies Job Search Platform Nationwide job search platform enabling physicians, APPs, and dentists to search and apply for locum tenens and permanent positions across all 50 states, with specialty and state filtering, candidate account creation, CV management, and direct application submission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dedicated point of contact with around-the-clock support from consultants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacific Companies is a NACHC Corporate Member, supporting the mission of Community Health Centers to provide advocacy, training, and development of new resources for health centers nationwide. The team understands the unique character of FQHC, CHC, and Tribal partners and the communities they serve.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: AMN is the largest publicly traded healthcare staffing company offering locum tenens, permanent physician, advanced practice, and allied staffing; a broad incumbent that overlaps with Pacific's full-service physician and APP placement but at much greater scale.
• CHG Healthcare: CHG Healthcare is the parent of CompHealth, Weatherby, and Global Medical Staffing, making it the dominant incumbent in the locum tenens and permanent physician staffing category where Pacific Companies operates.

Direct peers

• Barton Associates: Barton Associates is a locum tenens staffing firm placing physicians, NPs, PAs, and dentists nationwide, directly comparable to Pacific Companies' multi-specialty, multi-provider-type locum placement model.
• CompHealth: CompHealth is one of the largest U.S. physician staffing firms specializing in locum tenens and permanent placement across all specialties, directly comparable to Pacific Companies' core offering for hospitals, group practices, and FQHCs nationally.
• Staff Care (AMN Healthcare): Staff Care is an AMN Healthcare subsidiary specializing in locum tenens physician staffing for hospitals and group practices, making it a direct peer in the same core category as Pacific Companies.
• Weatherby Healthcare: Weatherby is a leading locum tenens physician staffing brand (part of CHG Healthcare), competing head-to-head with Pacific Companies for locum physician placements across all specialties and U.S. geographies.
• Hayes Locums: Hayes Locums is a physician staffing firm that places locum tenens physicians across all specialties, with comparable size, specialty breadth, and consultative sales model to Pacific Companies.
• LocumTenens.com: LocumTenens.com is a physician-focused locum tenens and permanent placement agency (owned by Jackson Healthcare), directly comparable to Pacific Companies in the locum tenens job marketplace category.
• Jackson & Coker: Jackson & Coker is a long-standing physician staffing firm focused on locum tenens and permanent placement for hospitals and group practices, directly competing with Pacific Companies in physician recruitment nationwide.

Emerging players

• Archway Physician Recruitment: Archway Physician Recruitment is a smaller-scale, physician-led locum tenens and permanent placement agency, directly comparable to Pacific's positioning with similar specialty coverage and consultative service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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