Travel Healthcare placement for nurses, technologists and therapists throughout the United States.  Our assignments are typically 13 weeks long but can be as little as eight weeks or as long as the facility and traveler would like to extend. If the facility would like to hire the traveler regular full time we are able to favorably respond to that request as well. Our goal is to meet the needs of the facilities as well as our travelers.

Can I expect personal service with your company?

Do you cover all the United States, parts of the U.S. or do you also offer international assignments?

We are serving approximately 40 states and have 800 to 1000 open requests at any given time. We are not as large as the largest agencies, however, we have as many requests. We look forward to continued exponential growth due to our philosophy.

About professional insurance, do you believe that the insurance that a company provides is good enough, or does the nurse also need to obtain her own professional insurance?

That is the travelers’ decision. We do have general & professional liability insurance that covers the traveler while on assignment for Qshift that we feel is sufficient. We do not encourage nurses to have double coverage; we have never had a litigious situation.  Our insurances are comprehensive and exhaustive so nurses do not need to get their own. We recommend that they not waste their money if they inquire about it. Double insurance is for insurance companies and attorneys benefit. Over 16 years q Shift has never had litigation directly against any employees due to quality assurance, quality and professionalism. If the need arises our nurses know to let us address and solve any issue.

What size is your company (small, medium, large), and can I expect to be treated as a number or a name?

We are a small to medium size company in which no employee is treated as a number.  You will always be treated by name; we don’t issue numbers for our travelers.  We continually have new employees who express that is how they had felt. Service is not rocket science, it is merely one commitment at a time to one person at a time.  This is q Shift Travel Nurses.

I work night shift, what if I have problems at night?  Do you have someone I can talk to even in the middle of the night?

Our employees reach us live 24/7/365 days a year. If the need is to talk to their recruiter or placement coordinator, we will connect them. There are no recordings or message banks at q Shift Travel Nurses.

What other type of benefits does your company provide? 

Travelers are beginning to realize that all significant travel companies have the same benefits. The difference is how they are presented. It is important that travelers listen closely to what is actually being said. If there is a primary difference in q Shift employees, it is in the allocation of non taxable compensation. At like locations and positions, q Shift employees will receive more net pay after taxes than other companies provide. Our interest is in maximizing the take home pay of our employees. We always follow the federal guidelines to the maximum allowance for the employees benefit. Our employees appreciate the difference.  Other benefits include:  Weekly direct deposit, 401k with matching, bonuses (application, assignment, loyalty, referral), license reimbursement, continuing education reimbursement, free medical, free life insurance with medical insurance, dental and vision insurance (section 125), travel reimbursement, and tax-free weekly stipend. For housing we offer private one-bedroom, Corporate housing or a housing stipend, whichever will work for the traveler.

What is your average time from acceptance of application to first day on the job for those nurses ready-to-go?

Q Shift applications may be completed by mail, or internet based.  The process is very quick and dependent on the timely receipt of a completed profile to begin the process.  Once we have a profile to go through our processes we are in contact with the individual almost daily to complete the final documents. We are very aggressive in promoting and facilitating the interview. Once the facility and employee agree to terms, a start date is verified. As a rule, from interview to first day on the job will be anywhere between three days to two weeks. However, this time can be shortened but we will have to work very closely with the traveler to ensure that we have a quick turnaround on all documents required to begin an assignment.

What makes your company more than “just another” travel company?

Our employees. They are the purveyor of our service and brand. q Shift Travel Nurses foundation is "service and advocacy". q Shift is not in this business solely for the profits we derive. We incorporate the highest standards of business integrity and honorable ethics, the focus of our administrative/ office staff to our field employees.  This in turn lends itself to a healthy hospital through a satisfied community. Then the profits received are as they should be, "divided equally". When you see a q Shift employee, watch and learn from them as we do!  Our foundation, our service oriented culture, our recruiters, our business practices, our systems and the way we advocate for our travelers also makes a big difference!! Even though our travelers may be all over the country, we strive to make them feel right at home with us in Colorado.

We look forward to visiting with everyone interested in complete support and advocacy with the highest compensation packages available across the nation in apples to apples comparisons. We are here for you and you will know you are receiving exactly what you expected. It starts with our commitment to each person. We realize that our success is a result of the travelers we have and the hospitals we serve. We never take either for granted and realize that we have to “earn” their business. We work hard everyday, every interaction to make sure we satisfy our travelers and our client hospitals. We do this by having honest, clear communications and fulfill our promises. Call us today, you won’t be disappointed.