Traditional healthcare staffing agencies often rely on layered markups, limited transparency, and intermediary communication between healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations. RuraLink supports direct workforce relationships through a healthcare staffing marketplace designed around transparency, flexibility, and direct contract opportunities.

For Healthcare Professionals: -Keep more of your earnings -Explore direct contract healthcare opportunities -Communicate directly with healthcare organizations -Negotiate your own rates, schedule, and contract terms -Build a more independent healthcare career

For Healthcare Organizations: -Reduce agency dependence -Lower healthcare staffing costs -Improve workforce continuity -Build long-term workforce relationships -Access direct healthcare staffing solutions

RuraLink is designed for: -Healthcare organizations -Rural hospitals and critical access hospitals -Travel healthcare professionals -Independent nurses and allied health professionals -Healthcare professionals exploring independent work outside of staffing agencies -Organizations seeking alternatives to traditional healthcare staffing agencies

Rural healthcare organizations often face significant workforce shortages, recruitment challenges, clinician retention difficulties, and rising healthcare staffing costs. We believe RuraLink's unique solution to the problems facing healthcare staffing are best used on those areas that need it most.

RuraLink supports healthcare workforce opportunities across multiple regions and continues to expand its healthcare staffing network across the nation.

Yes. RuraLink takes data security and privacy seriously. Professional and organizational information is protected according to our Privacy Policy, and information is only shared when necessary for healthcare staffing coordination, onboarding, credential review, and workforce operations.

Yes. RuraLink was designed to help travel healthcare professionals explore independent contract opportunities without relying on traditional healthcare staffing agencies. Ruralink allows healthcare professionals to have a streamlined approach, tech tools, proven systems as well as time keeping, invoicing and education. Healthcare professionals can communicate directly with healthcare organizations, negotiate contract terms, and manage workforce operations through the platform.

No. Many travel healthcare professionals join RuraLink without previous independent contractor experience. Our Clinician Entrepreneurship Program, educational resources, and onboarding support are designed to help healthcare professionals understand LLC setup, compliance, invoicing, contract negotiation, and independent workforce operations.

To apply for and work direct contract healthcare opportunities through the platform, healthcare professionals must operate through a business entity such as an LLC.

RuraLink’s Clinician Entrepreneurship Program provides educational guidance and support designed to help healthcare professionals understand the business setup process.

Yes. Healthcare professionals already operating independently can immediately begin building their profile, exploring healthcare contract opportunities, and managing workforce operations through the platform.

The Clinician Entrepreneurship Program (CEP) is RuraLink’s educational program designed to help travel healthcare professionals and independent clinicians understand: -LLC and business setup -Independent healthcare contracting -Compliance and credentialing -Invoicing and payments -Contract negotiation -Financial operations -Workforce management

Healthcare professionals on RuraLink operate an independent vendor. Using our tools and education platform, healthcare professionals can become an owner/operator staffing agency. This is critical as they are paid like a vendor.

RuraLink supports a variety of healthcare staffing opportunities, including: -Travel nursing contracts -Allied health contracts -CNA contracts -Surgical tech contracts -Respiratory therapy opportunities -Per diem healthcare shifts -Long-term healthcare contracts -Short-term healthcare staffing assignments -Rural hospital staffing opportunities -Direct contract healthcare jobs

Healthcare professionals can: -Browse healthcare contract opportunities -Review pay rates and position details -Apply directly through the platform -Communicate directly with healthcare organizations -Negotiate direct contract terms like bill rates, time off, and block scheduling

Yes. Healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations communicate directly through the platform to discuss: -Bill rates -Schedules -Contract duration -Availability

Yes. Healthcare professionals may work multiple healthcare contracts depending on licensing requirements, organizational agreements, scheduling availability, and state regulations.

Healthcare professionals track approved hours through the platform. RuraLink supports: -Shift logs and time tracking -Automated invoicing -Payment management -Stripe payment processing -Payment timelines vary based on healthcare organization payment terms.

Payment timelines depend on each healthcare organization’s invoicing cadence and payment terms. Most healthcare organizations operate between Net 15 and Net 30 payment terms.

RuraLink includes the following features for healthcare professionals:

-Professional healthcare profiles -Healthcare contract opportunity search -Direct communication tools -Contract negotiation tools -Shift logs and time tracking -Invoicing and payment management -Compliance support -Credential tracking -Educational resources

RuraLink provides:

-Educational resources -Clinician Entrepreneurship Program access -LLC setup guidance -Compliance and credentialing support -Small business education -Community resources -Dedicated onboarding support

No. RuraLink provides a healthcare workforce marketplace connecting healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations. Contract opportunities depend on organizational demand, professional qualifications, licensing, availability, and successful agreement between both parties.

Healthcare professionals can create a free profile, access educational resources, and explore healthcare contract opportunities at no cost.

For only $150 a month users can get acccess to contract applications, onboarding tools, invoicing, payment management, and workforce management features requires an active professional subscription.

RuraLink supports a wide range of healthcare staffing disciplines, including:

-Registered Nurses (RN) -Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) -Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) -Surgical Technologists -Imaging Professionals -Respiratory Therapists -Laboratory Professionals -Allied Health Professionals -Additional healthcare specialties

1. Meet with our team to get listed 2. Sign our standard partner agreement 3. Ruralink will create a healthcare organization profile for you 4. Post workforce needs and healthcare contract details 5. Review healthcare professional applications 6. Communicate directly with healthcare professionals 7. Manage onboarding, workforce coordination, and payments through the platform

Yes. RuraLink supports direct communication and direct contract negotiation between healthcare organizations and healthcare professionals.

Yes. Many healthcare organizations use RuraLink alongside existing healthcare staffing strategies while transitioning toward more direct workforce relationships.

RuraLink supports:

-Credential verification -License tracking -Compliance documentation -Workforce onboarding customized to your unique needs -Occupational health requirements -Regulatory workforce support

All HCP's on the platform need to have an valid professional license and OIG sanctions check for initial vetting.Healthcare professionals are responsible for maintaining active licenses, certifications, and compliance documentation. RuraLink provides credential management and compliance support tools designed to help healthcare organizations manage workforce requirements more efficiently.

RuraLink tools include: -Workforce profile review -Direct communication tools -Workforce coordination -Shift and time tracking -Compliance support -Credential management -Invoicing and payment coordination -Workforce management tools

Healthcare professionals submit time through the platform, managers review and approve hours, and invoices are generated based on the organization’s billing cadence and payment terms.Our invoicing tool streamlines the accounts payable teams, and our fees are included.

Healthcare organization are charged only $200 per active placement monthly. An organization can post unlimited contract opportunities and communicate and connect all for free. There are no hidden fees, markups, or percentages, just transparency and a better workforce model.

Healthcare organization are charged only $200 per active placement monthly. An organization can post unlimited contract opportunities and communicate and connect all for free. There are no hidden fees, markups, or percentages, just transparency and a better workforce model.