DirectShifts
Hospitals & Health Systems · Healthcare Staffing
Overview
DirectShifts connects clinicians to hospitals directly for short term clinical work including locum tenens. DirectShifts enables clinicians to get paid higher and apply for jobs in a convenient and transparent manner.
Funding and backers
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
3
Y Combinator, Serent Capital
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 2019
Went through Y Combinator
Sep 28, 2018
Released an app DirectShifts - Healthcare Jobs · App Store
Aug 2018
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
App Store
4.8 ★
594 ratings
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News
Vitable Health and DirectShifts Partner to Expand Clinicians' Access to Care and Coverage
PHILADELPHIA, December 09, 2025--Vitable Health, an all-in-one health benefits platform redefining care for the American workforce, today announced a new partnership with DirectShifts, a leading clinician staffing platform, to make it easier for clinician
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DirectShifts
/PRNewswire/ -- By leveraging its platform of +850,000 clinicians, DirectShifts builds a flexible, external float pool for its clients and partners to utilize...
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DirectShifts' On-demand Staffing Model helps Healthcare Facilities cut their labor costs up to 35%
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DirectShifts Waives All Fees For Clinician Staffing During The Coronavirus Outbreak
/PRNewswire/ -- As hospitals around the nation prepare for the inevitable rise of coronavirus cases, the need to address staffing challenges as quickly as...
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Forbes Marketplace Checklist: How to Analyze Labor Marketplaces A Forbes deep-dive on marketplace dynamics that references DirectShifts as an example of modern workforce platforms reshaping healthcare hiring. AnalysisEditorial
A Forbes deep-dive on marketplace dynamics that references DirectShifts as an example of modern workforce platforms reshaping healthcare hiring.
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Team TechCrunch was back for Day 2 of Y Combinator's Summer 2019 Demo Days, where we heard from another massive chunk of startups that are taking
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AAG Health - Top 10 Telehealth Staffing Agencies for Virtual Care Hiring in 2025
Discover top telehealth staffing agencies that deliver licensed virtual ready clinicians faster to scale care and boost patient outcomes.
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EduMed How to Evaluate and Negotiate Job Offers in Healthcare Sai Thumuluru featured as an expert source on healthcare hiring, with DirectShifts cited as a Y Combinator-backed platform using AI to match clinicians with employers. AnalysisEditorial
Sai Thumuluru featured as an expert source on healthcare hiring, with DirectShifts cited as a Y Combinator-backed platform using AI to match clinicians with employers.
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BusinessWire DirectShifts Vitable Health Partnership Announcement Partnership formed to expand clinicians' access to virtual primary care, mental health support, and affordable coverage through DirectShifts. Press Releases
Partnership formed to expand clinicians' access to virtual primary care, mental health support, and affordable coverage through DirectShifts.
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BusinessWire DirectShifts Secures Investment from Serent Capital DirectShifts receives a strategic investment from Serent Capital to scale its healthcare staffing marketplace and expand platform innovation. Press Releases
DirectShifts receives a strategic investment from Serent Capital to scale its healthcare staffing marketplace and expand platform innovation.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
New York
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff