Our Story
“As the CEO of NursesPro we looked at the whole business model of the travel nursing industry decided to do things a bit differently,” says Aftab. “It is our vision to focus on RN professionals as our number one clientele rather than just another recruit for the healthcare facility. This time around we want to actually help the talent get its due.”
As the son of a physician, NursesPro founder and CEO Kashif Aftab always found himself around nurses. Whether watching them care for a sick child, administer a vaccination, or assist in the OR, he was always aware of the important role they played in the world of medicine.
In 2003, Kashif was running a successful $6 million/year I.T. consulting firm, an industry that traditionally pays its consultants only a fraction of the rate that the company bills its clients. Viewing that pay structure as “unfair” and “greedy,” he instituted a payment structure that he felt was fairer to his employees—he paid them 70% of their billing rate if he found them the work, and 80% if the consultants found their own work but used the consulting firm as the administrative backbone. He found that this method of compensation resulted in happier, more productive, and more loyal employees than he had ever had before.
In 2003, he had an important realization: he could apply to the world of nursing some of the same principles that helped make his I.T. business successful. When he began to do research and talked directly to nurses, he found that even though there was a critical shortage of nurses, the hardworking nurses on the front lines were not being paid their due. He started NursesPro to help even the playing field for nurses, while also helping to fill the overwhelming needs of healthcare delivery organizations through contract travel nursing.
A Nurse's Story
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When Katherine graduated from nursing school, she was thrilled to be offered a position at a prestigious teaching hospital, convinced it was the perfect job. Within a year, she began to doubt her choice. She having trouble paying her bills, including substantial college loans, and she felt stifled working day in and day out dealing with hospital politics. A former professor suggested she look into travel nursing.
Within hours, Katherine was on the computer researching travel-nursing agencies. A month later, she was on the road. Soon after her excitement turned to disappointment. Despite working long shifts at a substantially higher hourly rate, her pay was still barely covering her bills. Plus, she could never count on getting her check on time and placement agency did not return her calls. Katherine felt abandoned and alone.
After several frustrating months, Katherine met another travel nurse who was working with NursesPro. He told her, “It’s amazing. I make $15 more per hour than I did at my old agency. I get 70% of my bill rate and great benefits. Plus, the staff at NursesPro is always there when I need them!”
Katherine registered with NursesPro. The process was simple and they helped her with the licensure. NursesPro helped her secure a position in Colorado just in time for the ski season.
As soon as her previous contract expired, Katherine was happily employed at a small hospital in the Rockies. She was making $12 more per hour. For the first time, she was feeling financially secure because she could count on having her salary direct deposited on time every week and she was able pay off her loans quickly. Not only was she working in the specialty she enjoyed, she knew that whenever she had a question the NursesPro staff would promptly assist her, no matter where she was working.
By contracting with NursesPro, Katherine joined many dedicated, hard working nurses, men and women who are enjoying their time off as well as their nursing career.
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