There’s a better way to do locums—and we’re doing it
The elephant in the recruiting process.
Stubborn adherence to the status quo is one of the biggest detriments to locum staffing. So many healthcare organizations and staffing agencies alike are caught in a cycle of limited choice, limited flexibility, and limited success–all for profit’s sake.
What if they could have more options, more quality, and more say in the process, all at competitive prices? They can. With Syncx.
But change can be hard. Pulling away from the perceived “easier route” (it’s not!) can take some convincing.
Some may be unwilling to risk the unknown. But the bigger risk is staying locked in a pattern where steep competition for a limited pool of the same providers prolongs job openings and negatively impacts the quality of patient care.
Locums staffing, disrupted.
With the rising shortage of quality providers in rural and underserved areas, disrupting the locum staffing process matters more than ever.
- Last year, 65% of rural areas had a shortage of primary care physicians.
- More than 15% of Americans — about 46 million — live in rural areas, but only 10% of doctors.
- Over 100 million Americans (nearly 1/3 of the nation) do not have access to a usual source of primary care due to a shortage of providers in their local community).
- Many doctors settle within 100 miles of where they train, and 98% of residencies nationwide are in urban areas.
A BETTER WAY
It all goes back to Our Mission: transform the healthcare staffing ecosystem and improve physician coverage, especially for communities in highest need. Transformation at this scale requires sudden, impactful change. It calls for a shock to the system.
We are that shock. We know what it takes to disrupt the status quo, because we used to work for it.
BORN OF EXPERIENCE
Our deep expertise lies in the industry itself, and within the organizations that are competing against us. Many of us came from those companies, so we intimately understand how they operate and why there is a better way.
It’s because of this tenured (290 collective years in the industry!) and robust experience that we were able to identify the problem. And be the solution. So, while Syncx is a young company, make no mistake—we are not new. The only thing new about us is our novel approach to locums staffing that lets you:
- Take back control. You get to have a voice and choice throughout the staffing process, both in how it’s managed and how you work with vendors.
- Lower your costs. The large companies’ goal of increasing profits contradicts with your goal of reducing costs. Smaller, diverse agencies can put service and quality first while coming in at a lower price point.
- Access new talent. With larger staffing companies, access is restricted to their talent pool—and you’re vying for the same resources. When using smaller vendors, you get access to a greater variety of exclusive talent you can’t find just anywhere, without the annoying competition.
- Drive value. With a democratized model, locums pivots from being a “necessary evil” accepted as a sunken cost, to a value-added asset that can improve the bottom line.
“Syncx has one of the most friendly and responsive teams to work with, they are tech-savvy and proficient at what they do, and they are one of the best companies we’ve worked with as far as communication.”
4 tenets for transforming the way locums is done.
You’ve likely seen (and heard!) us use the term democratization a lot. But what does it really mean at its core? It’s the act of making something accessible to everyone. And at our core, that’s what we’re all about.
Where the “status quo” of locums staffing is separatist and self-driven, our way is integrated and other-driven.
It’s why we prioritize relationships with small, minority- and women-owned businesses. It’s why we’re so careful about partnering with those who share our vision and our goals. It’s why we’ve built our livelihood on four tenets that, we believe, drive a better, more revolutionary approach to locum tenens staffing.
- Be an inclusive advocate
Syncx was born of the opportunity to make a positive change in the industry. The way “it’s always been done” did not serve healthcare organizations, agencies, or providers—in fact, it hurt the livelihood of all three. We saw the chance to throw out the rule book and create a space where everyone has a place, and we seized it—by creating an inclusive platform that offers equal access to a free market where all can grow, compete, and achieve success.
- Be a forward-doing innovator
Innovation might not be a word you freely associate with locum staffing, but it should be. It means the act of improving upon or creating a new method. We’re doing both. We’ve created a new way to fundamentally approach locums hiring—one that demolishes the barriers between those who need providers and those who help staff them; one that ensures change for the better equals staffing for the best. Many are already trying to imitate us. But no one can be us. Because we blazed the trail and we’ve never looked back.
- Be a relationship builder
Do you prefer to be talked at or collaborated with? We both know the answer. At Syncx, we fundamentally understand that locum staffing is about people first, second, and third. People are at the heart of it all, from those working in roles to those placing people in roles to those looking to fill roles. And what drives people above all else? Relationships. For us, what we do is personal, not transactional. We obsess about building relationships that last. It’s our #1 priority (even before profit).
- Be a technology unifier
You wouldn’t hire an accountant to be an engineer, so why use technology made for other industries in locum staffing? We’ve seen it so many times, with results ranging from frustrating at best to detrimental at worst. We believe technology must simplify processes and foster collaboration, but also MUST be created specifically for locum staffing workflows. We saw that such a unicorn did not exist, so we created it, then built our livelihood on it. When you work with Syncx, you get a tech platform where every click, field, and screen is painstakingly designed to work for you, not against you.
“Working with Syncx is unlike working with any other MSP. It is a true partnership that ensures together we are meeting the needs of the health systems.”
A partner who goes the X-tra mile.
If you’re looking for a better way to do locums, look no further. We’d love to connect and show you how our approach can deliver staffing results you’ll love.
