Shiftkey

ShiftKey operates a web and mobile marketplace that matches licensed nurses, CNAs, radiologic techs and other healthcare professionals with open per-diem shifts posted by U.S. hospitals, long-term-care facilities and outpatient clinics. Facilities set the bill rate for each shift; clinicians see the posted pay, choose the shifts they want and are paid through the platform within days. The service is free for clinicians; facilities pay a SaaS subscription plus a per-shift fee that sits in the mid-range among staffing solutions, cheaper than traditional agency mark-ups but above internal float-pool cost. The company’s core asset is a credential-wallet that stores licenses, certifications and background checks for every clinician, enabling same-day onboarding and real-time shift confirmation without human recruiters. ShiftKey’s marketplace now lists more than 10,000 daily shifts across 35 states, and its API integrates directly into major hospital scheduling systems, giving managers a single dashboard to fill gaps. The model turns unused shifts into immediate, transparent income for clinicians while cutting premium-labor spend for providers. Primary users are experienced nurses and techs who want second-income flexibility without quitting their full-time jobs, as well as full-time gig clinicians who value schedule control over benefits. Facilities range from rural 50-bed hospitals to 500-plus-bed health systems that need to reduce overtime and travel-nurse dependency. Both sides value transparency, speed and the ability to scale labor up or down by the hour rather than by 13-week contracts. ShiftKey competes in the $19 billion U.S. contingent-clinical-staffing space against traditional staffing agencies, vendor-management systems and emerging gig-nurse apps. It differentiates by replacing recruiter mark-ups with a self-service marketplace, keeping credential data persistent so clinicians can start a shift within hours, and giving facilities line-item visibility on spend—positioning itself as the “Uber of per-diem healthcare shifts.”