Healthcare staffing has entered a new era. Persistent shortages, rising agency costs, and unpredictable demand have made traditional staffing models harder to sustain. For healthcare facilities looking to regain control without sacrificing speed or compliance, building a flexible contingent workforce is no longer optional; it’s strategic.
This guide walks through how healthcare organizations use the SkillGigs platform to build, manage, and scale a private healthcare talent marketplace that delivers faster fills, lower costs, and long-term workforce stability.
Why Healthcare Facilities Are Rethinking Contingent Workforce Strategy
Most healthcare systems already rely on contingent labor. The challenge isn’t whether to use contract staff, it’s how that labor is sourced, managed, and retained.
Agency-heavy models limit visibility, inflate costs, and prevent facilities from building their own clinical talent pool. A healthcare talent marketplace shifts that dynamic by allowing facilities to directly source, engage, and redeploy contingent clinicians under their own brand.
SkillGigs provides the platform infrastructure to make that shift possible.
Platform Overview: How SkillGigs Works
At its core, SkillGigs is a private talent marketplace built for healthcare environments.
Facilities use the platform to access both internal and external clinical talent, including nurses, allied health professionals, and locum tenens, within a single, mobile-native system. Unlike vendor-driven models, the facility owns the marketplace, the data, and the talent pipeline.
Key platform elements include:
- A branded healthcare talent marketplace
- Direct sourcing of clinical staff without agency layers
- Mobile-first engagement for faster clinician response
- Transparent bidding instead of resume submission queues
The result is a flexible contingent workforce that can scale up or down without restarting the hiring process each time demand shifts.
Step-by-Step: Building Your Contingent Workforce on SkillGigs
Phase 1: ATS Data Migration & Talent Reactivation
Most healthcare facilities already have a hidden workforce sitting in their ATS, past applicants, alumni, and “silver medalist” candidates who were qualified but never placed.
SkillGigs begins by ingesting existing ATS data and reactivating these clinicians into the marketplace. This instantly transforms dormant records into a living clinical talent pool, reducing dependence on net-new sourcing.
Phase 2: Job Posting with Skill-Based Matching & Transparent Bidding
Instead of traditional job postings that rely on keyword matches, SkillGigs uses skill density matching to align clinical requirements with verified clinician capabilities.
Clinicians bid directly on opportunities, creating real-time market pricing and eliminating opaque markups. Facilities see availability, rates, and fit upfront—without waiting for agency submissions.
Phase 3: Credentialing Automation & Mobile Communication
Credentialing delays are one of the biggest blockers to fast fills. SkillGigs automates credentialing workflows and integrates interview scheduling directly into the platform.
Clinicians communicate through mobile notifications, reducing response time and keeping candidates engaged throughout the process.
Phase 4: Performance Ratings & Contractor Redeployment
Once clinicians complete assignments, performance ratings feed back into the marketplace. High-performing contractors become part of a preferred clinical talent pool that can be redeployed quickly for future needs.
Over time, this creates a self-reinforcing contingent workforce that improves quality while reducing sourcing effort.
Feature Deep Dives: What Makes SkillGigs Different
3D Resume & Skills Validation
Clinicians build dynamic, mobile-friendly profiles that validate real-world skills—not just job titles. This improves match accuracy and reduces screening time.
Skill Index Benchmarking
Facilities gain visibility into skill availability and gaps across their contingent workforce, supporting smarter workforce planning.
AI-Powered Auto-Matching
The platform proactively matches clinicians to open roles based on skills, credentials, and availability, accelerating time-to-fill.
Bidding vs. Traditional Applications
Instead of sorting resumes, facilities review live bids with clear rate expectations—bringing speed and transparency into every hire.
Real-World Use Cases for Healthcare Facilities
Emergency Surge Staffing
During sudden demand spikes, such as COVID-style surges, facilities can activate an already-engaged clinical talent pool instead of scrambling for agency coverage.
Seasonal Volume Fluctuations
Flu season, summer vacations, and census swings are easier to manage when contingent clinicians are already vetted and ready to deploy.
Specialty Coverage Gaps
Hard-to-fill roles in ICU, OR, or dialysis can be addressed through targeted skill matching and redeployment of proven clinicians.
Rural Facility Coverage
Direct sourcing enables consistent coverage for rural facilities that are often underserved by traditional staffing agencies.
Best Practices for Marketplace Success
Healthcare facilities that see the strongest results focus on:
- Setting competitive bid ranges to encourage rapid responses
- Defining response-time expectations for clinicians
- Maintaining consistent engagement through messaging and redeployment
- Closing feedback loops with performance ratings after each assignment
These practices turn the platform from a hiring tool into an always-on workforce engine.
Integration with Existing Healthcare Systems
SkillGigs integrates into existing operational workflows, including:
- VMS environments
- Payroll providers
- Credentialing services
- Onboarding and compliance workflows
This allows facilities to modernize contingent staffing without disrupting existing infrastructure.
From Contingent Staffing to Workforce Ownership
Building a flexible contingent workforce isn’t about filling the next shift; it’s about creating a sustainable model that gives healthcare facilities speed, transparency, and control.
With SkillGigs, organizations move from agency dependency to direct workforce ownership, while maintaining compliance and operational efficiency.
See How It Works for Your Facility
Every healthcare organization’s staffing challenges are different.
Request a SkillGigs platform walkthrough to see how a private healthcare talent marketplace could support your specific clinical needs, staffing volumes, and cost goals.
A guided demo will walk through real use cases relevant to your facility—so you can evaluate the impact before making a change.
