Special Ops Staffing

What Special Ops Staffing does

Special Ops Staffing is a privately held healthcare staffing firm headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex that specializes exclusively in placing surgical and perioperative professionals. The company serves hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient surgical facilities, specialty surgical clinics, and multi-specialty surgical practices in Texas and beyond, with a workforce of approximately 34 employees. Its core placements include surgical nurses (OR, CVOR, Endo), surgical technologists, surgical first assistants, CRNAs, anesthesia technicians, orthopedic technologists, and sterile processing technicians, with supplementary coverage for radiology techs, pharmacy techs, ICU/Med-Surg nurses, and L&D/office RNs when needed.

The company operates without proprietary technology, relying on direct recruiter relationships, a corporate website (sostaff.com), and the StafferLink candidate application portal for candidate acquisition and matching. Its service portfolio spans contract and temporary staffing, flex staffing, call coverage, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), consultation and training support (including EMR/EHR transition), permanent placement, and managed services programs. The operational model runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to accommodate urgent surgical staffing needs, and the company emphasizes skills validation, cultural-fit matching, and long-term retention over transactional shift-filling.

Special Ops Staffing generates revenue through professional services billing, primarily markups on worker pay packages and placement fees for permanent recruitment. Pricing is structured on a unit basis with weekly contract rates ranging from approximately $2,360 to $3,200 per nurse depending on specialty and shift structure, and hourly rates of $45 to $55 for technologists and OR RNs in PRN or short-term contracts. The go-to-market is sales-led, with direct outreach to healthcare facilities by experienced recruiters, supplemented by organic candidate acquisition through online job board listings and the StafferLink portal. The company is privately held with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, or external ownership.

Name

Special Ops Staffing

Legal name

Special Ops Staffing

Website

https://specialopsstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Special Ops Staffing is a privately held Dallas-Fort Worth-based healthcare staffing firm specializing exclusively in surgical and perioperative professionals, including OR nurses, surgical technologists, CRNAs, and anesthesia providers, serving hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and specialty surgical clinics in Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACADAJ

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Professional & Technical Staffing (IT/Engineering/Healthcare/Finance)

SECONDARYHLAFAIAA

Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Surgical Centers & Perioperative Care (ASCs)

Keywords

• Surgical staffing services
• Perioperative staffing
• Healthcare talent placement
• Contract nurse staffing
• Surgical technologist recruiting

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Fees: Special Ops Staffing generates revenue by providing highly qualified surgical and perioperative professionals to healthcare facilities. They charge facilities for contract, temporary, flex, call coverage, and permanent placement staffing services. Revenue is derived from markups on worker pay packages and placement fees for permanent recruitment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Special Ops Staffing is a healthcare staffing agency that places surgical and perioperative professionals—including surgical technologists, surgical first assistants, CRNAs, perioperative registered nurses, orthopedic technologists, anesthesia technicians, and sterile processing technicians—at hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, outpatient surgical facilities, and specialty surgical clinics. They deliver contract, temporary, flex, call coverage, permanent placement, RPO, consultation, training, and managed services program support for surgical environments, with 24/7 staffing operations.

Product overview

Special Ops Staffing is a premier surgical staffing partner offering a unified portfolio of staffing services rather than a software platform. Their core offering is surgical and perioperative staffing, supplemented by Contract & Temporary Staffing, Flex Staffing, Call Coverage Staffing, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Consultation & Training Support, Permanent Placement, and a Managed Services Program. These services work together to provide comprehensive workforce solutions for hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers throughout the DFW area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surgical & Perioperative Staffing
• Contract & Temporary Staffing
• Flex Staffing
• Call Coverage Staffing
• Permanent Placement
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
• Consultation & Training Support
• Managed Services Program (MSP)

Quantifiable outcome

• Rigorous vetting process with skills validation specific to the OR environment
• +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

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• AMN Healthcare: Largest US healthcare staffing firm with significant travel nursing, allied health, and surgical/perioperative placement divisions. Directly competes for the same hospital and ASC clients and surgical candidate pool as Special Ops Staffing, but at national scale.
• Jackson Healthcare: Large healthcare staffing firm with dedicated allied health, nursing, and surgical staffing brands. Places OR nurses, surgical techs, and allied professionals at hospitals and ASCs, making it a comparable direct competitor in the same surgical staffing niche.
• Aya Healthcare: Major travel nursing and healthcare staffing firm with a large allied health and surgical staffing practice. Competes head-to-head for OR nurses, surgical techs, and CRNA placements at hospitals and ASCs, and operates proprietary technology platforms.
• Cross Country Healthcare: National healthcare staffing company placing nurses, allied health professionals, and physicians across hospitals and outpatient facilities. Directly comparable in serving perioperative and surgical staffing needs across multiple geographies.
• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Travel nursing and allied health staffing agency placing nurses and surgical professionals across acute care and outpatient settings. Competes for the same OR and perioperative talent pool as Special Ops Staffing.
• Triage Staffing: Healthcare staffing firm placing travel nurses and allied health professionals, including surgical and perioperative roles, at hospitals and outpatient facilities. Comparable mid-sized competitor in the same healthcare staffing category.
• HealthTrust Workforce Solutions: Healthcare staffing arm of HCA Healthcare, placing nurses, allied health, and surgical professionals across HCA facilities and externally. Directly comparable as a healthcare-focused staffing provider with strong OR/perioperative demand.
• Soliant Health: Healthcare staffing firm (owned by Adecco) placing nurses, allied health, and surgical professionals across hospitals and outpatient settings. Direct competitor in surgical and perioperative placements with national reach.
• Aureus Medical Group: Healthcare staffing firm with a strong allied health and surgical services division placing operating room nurses, surgical techs, and CVOR specialists. Directly comparable niche focus on surgical and perioperative staffing.
• Medical Solutions: National travel nursing and healthcare staffing firm placing nurses and allied health professionals across acute care settings, including perioperative and surgical specialties. Comparable in serving the same facility clients and candidate pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/special-ops-staffing

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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