Business Wire · Dec 2025
Announced a partnership to give DirectShifts clinicians access to Vitable Primary Care memberships and insurance guidance across all 50 states.
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Overview
DirectShifts is a Y Combinator-backed healthcare staffing and recruiting marketplace that uses AI matching, credentialing, licensing, scheduling, and payroll workflows to connect clinicians directly with healthcare employers. Public sources point to New York as HQ, a remote-first culture, and employer-side pricing that is free to start with no subscriptions or upfront fees; clinician-side usage is also free.
Primary product
AI-powered healthcare staffing marketplace and workforce management platform
Founded
2017
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
51-200
Work style
Remote
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Sub-industry
Healthcare staffing marketplace / recruiting software
Offices
Manhattan, New York, United States
Nyack, New York, United States
Business model
two-sided marketplace
free clinician-side job marketplace
pay-per-application employer pricing
performance-based staffing services
ATS / workforce management SaaS
licensing and credentialing services
Funding
Stage
Series A
Total raised
$3M
Latest round
Series A · Nov 2022
Latest amount
$3M
People & investors
Leadership
Dr. Nandini Yadav
Medical Director
Jimmy Walker
Director of Recruitment & Customer Success
Sathish Kumar Ananatharaj
Director of Sales - Telehealth
Chandana Prem
Recruiting Manager
Tanjina Nawab
Director TeleHealth Recruitment
Nippa Esendal
Senior Delivery Manager
Upasana Sharma
Associate Director of Marketing
Deepa Mankani
Recruitment Manager
Ramana
Director of Data and BI
Work & culture
Remote-first and mission-driven, with an emphasis on no hierarchy, no bureaucracy, open communication, onboarding and year-round training, employee recognition, happy hours, offsites, and a peer-to-peer praise-points system.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Employer-side pricing is free to start, with no subscriptions or upfront fees, pay-per-application/performance-based pricing, and a low buyout fee for converting temporary hires. Clinician-side compensation signals emphasize transparent pay, weekly pay for locum/per diem work, bonuses and referral rewards, and published salary guidance.
Benefits
weekly pay for locum or per diem clinicians
malpractice insurance with full tail coverage
travel reimbursement with concierge support
tax/accounting support for 1099 contractors
401(k) options
free financial consultation
exclusive discounts and perks
continuing education / CME discounts
fitness and wellness discounts
referral bonuses
health benefits for some full-time roles
Product & market
Pricing
Free for clinicians; employers post jobs free with no subscriptions or upfront fees, then pay on a performance-based / pay-per-application model, with a low buyout fee for permanent conversion.
Differentiators
- —direct clinician-to-employer matching without recruiter middlemen
- —AI-based matching
- —credentialing and licensing workflows built into the platform
- —scheduling and payroll workflow in one system
- —free clinician-side usage
- —transparent job descriptions and pay
- —no lockout periods and low buyout fee
- —large verified clinician network
Technology
Ruby on Rails
React
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
AWS
Redux
Google Workspace
Airtable
Intercom
Greenhouse
Trello
Customers
hospitals
health systems
telehealth companies
digital health companies
clinics
staffing agencies
Competitors
Clipboard Health
BioSpace
Florence
Medely
AMN Healthcare
OpenLoop
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
19.1K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
DirectShifts
2025 benchmark page highlighting 7,590 new mobile app installs, a 54.1% shift fill rate, 615 fully credentialed and signed-off applications, and $21.7M in payroll processed.
DirectShifts
Claims 21,835 new confirmed clinicians joined in 2025, up 66% from 2024, with growth concentrated in RNs, NPs, MDs, and CRNAs.
DirectShifts
Says the platform processed $21.7M in approved payroll in 2025 and more than $83M since launch.
DirectShifts / Tracxn
Press item stating Tracxn ranked DirectShifts #2 among 500+ healthcare job boards and highlighted it as an Editor’s Pick.
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