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# Nurses Lounge: Career Marketplace for Nursing

## Sitemaps
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## Posts
- [Subscription Staffing: Is It a Model Whose Time Has Come?](https://www.nurseslounge.com/blog/subscription-staffing-the-time-has-come/): Hospitals spend more than $51 billion a year on contract labor. Total hospital workforce spending topped $1 trillion in 2025, with labor now eating up roughly 60 cents of every operating dollar. Those aren't crisis-year numbers. That's the new baseline and it's time for change. Subscription staffing for nurses is finally here.
- [Hospitals Are No Longer Competing with Staffing Agencies. They’re Competing with Wall Street.](https://www.nurseslounge.com/blog/hospitals-competing-with-wall-street/): For decades, healthcare staffing was a local business. A hospital would call a local staffing company to fill an occasional vacancy, cover a difficult shift, or provide temporary labor during a period of unusual demand.
- [A Smarter Staffing Model Designed to Save the Hospital Industry Millions Annually in Overtime & Agency Costs](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/staffing-model-costs/): The Nurse FLEX Pool replaces traditional per-placement agency staffing models by offering a model that provides unlimited access to a curated pool of pre-credentialed local nurses. Nurses are AI-matched to assignments according to their specialty, ensuring optimal alignment with the facility's needs all for a single flat monthly subscription fee. As example, a 200 bed facility would pay a mere $30k a year for unlimited access to a local pool of nurses.
- [Reimagine Nurse Staffing: A Paradigm Shift with Nurses Lounge](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/reimagine-nurse-staffing-a-paradigm-shift-with-nurses-lounge/): The U.S. healthcare system is facing a growing crisis in nurse staffing, marked by a nationwide shortage of qualified nurses and escalating reliance on expensive per diem staffing agencies. With per diem staffing fees projected to double from $4 billion to $8 billion by 2033 (Market.us), hospitals are under increasing financial pressure to maintain safe and adequate nurse coverage. 
- [Nurses Lounge Introduces Cost-Cutting Monthly Subscription Based Staffing Platform](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/nurses-lounge-introduces-cost-cutting-monthly-subscription-based-staffing-platform/): Dallas, TX. – July, 2025. The Nurses Lounge (NL), a career marketplace for nurses, announced they will be launching a mobile app enabled on-demand staffing platform this fall that includes a localized Float Pool. Participating DFWHC facilities will have unlimited access to the NL Float Pool for staffing their open PRN/Per Diem shifts for a flat monthly subscription fee.
- [Nurse FLEX Pool by Nurses Lounge](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/nurse-flex-pool-by-nurses-lounge/): Dallas, TX. The Nurses Lounge (NL), a professional network for nurses, announced they will be launching a Direct Sourcing Platform as a Service (PaaS), that includes a localized float pool. The bottom-line is participating facilities will have unlimited access to the NL Float Pool for filling their open PRN/PerDiem shifts all for a flat monthly subscription fee.
- [Nurses Lounge Direct Sourcing Platform](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/nurses-lounge-direct-sourcing-platform/): Direct Sourcing is defined as a technology-focused workforce solution that enables and accelerates an organization's ability to leverage their employer brand to directly source and engage their own dedicated talent pools to fill contract or temporary positions. And that's a key point that we're talking about temporary positions here.
- [The Hidden Cost of Temp Staffing Firms](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/the-hidden-cost-of-temp-staffing-firms/): Dallas, TX. – January 22, 2024 - The temp staffing industry has served a valuable purpose over the last 75 or so years. However, the service comes at a growing price. The least of which being the hourly mark-up fee on the temporary staff provided.

## Pages
- [What Is the Alternative to Nurse Staffing Agencies](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurse-staffing-agency-alternative/): The best alternative to nurse staffing agencies depends on what problem you are actually trying to solve. If you need a one-time urgent fill, an agency may still be the fastest outside option. But if your facility is dealing with recurring PRN and per diem shifts, repeated agency use often turns a staffing problem into a cost-control problem.
- [What Is Per Diem Nurse Staffing for Healthcare Facilities](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-facilities/): Per diem nurse staffing is an as-needed shift coverage model that helps healthcare facilities fill open PRN and per diem shifts without adding full-time headcount for every fluctuation in demand. In practical terms, it means using qualified nurses for specific open shifts caused by call-outs, census changes, weekends, holidays, leave coverage, or recurring unit-level staffing gaps.
- [Outpatient Nurse Staffing Solutions for Texas Facilities](https://www.nurseslounge.com/outpatient-nurse-staffing-texas/): This is why many outpatient nurse staffing solutions in Texas underperform over time. They may provide broad visibility, but they do not always create repeatable local access for the facility that actually needs coverage.
- [Nurse Staffing Solutions for Long-Term Care Facilities in Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/long-term-care-nurse-staffing-texas/): Nurse staffing solutions for long-term care facilities in Texas are the systems facilities use to cover open nursing and aide shifts, including overtime, staffing agencies, internal Float Pools, and direct-access platforms. The best option depends on whether your main issue is urgent fill speed, recurring PRN volume, cost predictability, or facility control.
- [Nurse Staffing Solutions for Behavioral Health Facilities in Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/behavioral-health-nurse-staffing-texas/): If you are looking for nurse staffing solutions for behavioral health facilities in Texas that give you more control than agency staffing and more predictability than repeated overtime, request a demo to see how Nurse FLEX Pool fits your facility.
- [Local Nurse Staffing Access Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/local-nurse-staffing-access-texas/): FOR TEXAS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- [How Can Hospitals Reduce Overtime and Agency Reliance](https://www.nurseslounge.com/how-can-hospitals-reduce-overtime-and-agency-reliance/): Hospitals reduce overtime and agency reliance by building a more repeatable shift coverage model for recurring PRN and per diem demand. That usually means relying less on last-minute premium labor and improving access to a trusted nurse pool your team can return to when open shifts keep repeating.
- [Hospital Shift Coverage Solutions Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/hospital-shift-coverage-solutions-texas/): If your team is evaluating hospital shift coverage solutions in Texas, the real question is not just how to fill the next opening. It is how to cover recurring open shifts in a way that gives you more control than staffing agencies and a more sustainable option than repeated overtime. Nurse FLEX Pool gives Texas facilities a third option: direct access to local nurses through a flat monthly subscription fee and a more repeatable shift coverage workflow.
- [Healthcare Facilities Looking for Nurses in Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/healthcare-facilities-looking-for-nurses-in-texas/): If your team is one of the many healthcare facilities looking for nurses in Texas, the immediate challenge is not only filling the next open shift. It is building a staffing workflow that gives you better access to local nurses, more control over recurring shift coverage, and a more predictable alternative to repeated overtime or agency markups. Nurse FLEX Pool gives Texas facilities a third option: direct access to local nurses through a flat monthly subscription fee and a more repeatable way to manage PRN and per diem demand.
- [Flat Fee Nurse Staffing Access Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/flat-fee-nurse-staffing-access-texas/): FOR TEXAS HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- [Nurse Staffing Cost Calculator](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurse-staffing-cost-calculator/): If your facility is trying to control PRN and per diem staffing costs, this nurse staffing cost Calculator gives you a fast side-by-side estimate. Compare your current staffing agency and overtime spend against Nurse FLEX Pool, a subscription-based staffing access model from Nurses Lounge that helps healthcare facilities connect with a local Float Pool through an on-demand platform and mobile app, without hourly mark-up fees.
- [Blog](https://www.nurseslounge.com/blog/): Insights, ideas, and practical perspectives on nursing workforce challenges, healthcare staffing, and the future of nursing.
- [Overtime vs Agency Staffing for Hospitals in Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/overtime-vs-agency-staffing-hospitals-texas/): FOR TEXAS HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
- [Alternatives to Nurse Staffing Agencies in Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/alternatives-to-nurse-staffing-agencies-texas/): If your team is searching for alternatives to nurse staffing agencies in Texas, the real question is not just how to fill the next shift. It is how to reduce repeated dependence on agency markups and overtime while giving your facility a more repeatable way to cover recurring PRN and per diem demand. Nurse FLEX Pool gives Texas facilities a third option: direct access to local nurses through a flat monthly subscription fee and a more controlled shift coverage workflow.
- [Per Diem Nurse Staffing San Antonio](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-san-antonio/): FOR SAN ANTONIO HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- [Per Diem Nurse Staffing Austin](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-austin/): FOR AUSTIN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- [Per Diem Nurse Staffing Houston](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-houston/): FOR HOUSTON HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- [Our Team](https://www.nurseslounge.com/team/): Nurses Lounge is a career marketplace for nurses and a professional network that connects nurses, schools, associations, and healthcare facilities on a single platform. Meet the founders helping build a more connected profession and a more practical staffing model.
- [Nurse Staffing Dallas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-dallas/): Nurse FLEX Pool is a subscription-based staffing access model from Nurses Lounge that helps Nurse Staffing Dallas healthcare facilities post PRN and per diem shifts to a local Float Pool through an on-demand platform and mobile app, without hourly mark-up fees.
- [Garret Armes | Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Nurses Lounge](https://www.nurseslounge.com/team/garret-armes/): Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Nurses Lounge
- [Tim Armes | President and Co-Founder of Nurses Lounge](https://www.nurseslounge.com/team/tim-armes/): CEO and Co-Founder, Nurses Lounge
- [Per Diem Nurse Staffing in Fort Worth](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-fort-worth/): FOR FORT WORTH HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
- [Per Diem Nurse Staffing in Texas](https://www.nurseslounge.com/per-diem-nurse-staffing-texas/): Nurse FLEX Pool is a subscription-based nurse staffing Texas access model from Nurses Lounge that helps Nurse Staffing Texas healthcare facilities post PRN and per diem shifts to a local nurse pool through an on-demand platform and mobile app, without hourly mark-up fees.
- [Continuing Education for Nurses](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/continuing-education/): ✦ Nurses Lounge Marketplace
- [Thank You Page Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/thank-you-book-demo/): Nurses Lounge gives healthcare facilities a more connected way to support shift coverage, improve permanent job visibility, strengthen employer presence, and promote residency programs.
- [Thank You Page All](https://www.nurseslounge.com/thank-you-book-demo/): Nurses Lounge is a career marketplace for nurses that helps employers, nursing schools, and associations connect with nurses in one place, increase visibility, and promote opportunities through a nurse-first professional network.
- [PRIVACY NOTICE](https://www.nurseslounge.com/privacy/): This privacy notice for Nurses Lounge, Inc. (" Company ," "we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:
- [nurse flex pool download app](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurse-flex-pool-download-app/): ✦ Nurse FLEX Pool
- [Ratings and Reviews](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/ratings-and-reviews/): See what nurses are saying about their nursing schools. Rate your nursing school to share your experience with the next generation.
- [Book a Demo All](https://www.nurseslounge.com/book-a-demo/): Book a demo to see how Nurses Lounge helps organizations connect with nurses, promote opportunities, and build visibility on one platform.
- [Newsroom](https://www.nurseslounge.com/newsroom/): Short reads on the state of the nursing profession and the positive impact of Nurses Lounge.
- [About Us](https://www.nurseslounge.com/about-us/): Nurses Lounge is a career marketplace and professional network built for nurses and the organizations that support them. The platform brings together nurses, nursing schools, associations, and healthcare facilities in one place.
- [Overview for Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/marketplace-overview/): Nurses Lounge gives healthcare facilities one connected way to support shift coverage, improve permanent job visibility, strengthen employer presence, and promote residency programs.
- [Marketplace Overview For Nurses](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/marketplace-overview/): Nurses Lounge is a career marketplace for nurses, designed to help them explore jobs, degree programs, residency opportunities, community insights, and professional resources.
- [Book a Demo Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/book-a-demo/): Book a demo to see how Nurses Lounge supports shift coverage, permanent job visibility, employer branding, and residency program promotion through one connected employer package.
- [Contact Us](https://www.nurseslounge.com/contact-us/): You can also contact us directly at support@nurseslounge.com.
- [Homepage](https://www.nurseslounge.com/): Jobs, flexible shifts, degrees, residency programs, and a professional community to support you at every stage of your career.
- [Branded Company Page For Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/branded-company-page/): The Branded Company Page helps healthcare facilities stand out to an audience of 10s of thousands of nurses through a strong presence inside the Nurses Lounge Marketplace.
- [Facility Job Map for Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/facility-job-map/): The Facility Job Map helps healthcare facilities make permanent nursing roles easier to discover by showing jobs by facility and location inside the Nurses Lounge Marketplace.
- [Residency Programs for Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/residency-program/): The Residency Program helps healthcare facilities present residency opportunities in a way that makes them easier for new graduate nurses to discover, compare, and engage with.
- [Nurse FLEX Pool for Employers](https://www.nurseslounge.com/facilities/nurse-flex-pool/): ✦ Nurse FLEX Pool
- [Nurse FLEX Pool for Nurses](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/nurse-flex-pool/): Nurse FLEX Pool for Nurses helps you explore local shifts, choose preferred facilities, and work more flexibly through a simple mobile app.
- [Nurse Flex Pool Options](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurse-flex-pool/): Nurse FLEX Pool connects nurses and healthcare facilities through a better way to manage shift opportunities and shift coverage.
- [Nursing Degrees](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/nursing-degrees/): Over 1000 Degrees! Search online and graduate nursing degree programs from top nursing schools. Members can view recommended degrees, see degree details, and ask questions with program recruiters.
- [Nursing Faculty Jobs](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/nursing-faculty-jobs/): Nursing schools partner with Nurses Lounge to share their part-time and full-time nursing faculty jobs with certified educators.
- [Nursing Jobs](https://www.nurseslounge.com/nurses/nursing-jobs/): Find nursing jobs near you! Hospitals, health systems, home health, and long-term care nursing jobs are on the job map. View job details, apply, and get notifications on desired jobs.
- [Partner Associations](https://www.nurseslounge.com/partners/nurse-associations/): Nurses Lounge gives nursing associations a free, permanent presence on the platform nurses trust — so you can grow membership, promote resources, and keep your community connected between conferences and renewal cycles.