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StaffHealth vs ShiftKey
Both connect facilities with licensed professionals for individual shifts rather than permanent placement.
How StaffHealth prices a shift
The provider sets their rate. StaffHealth’s markup is a fixed 20% of the base staffing rate. That is the whole construction, and it is visible before the shift is booked.
The provider’s rate varies by professional, state and shift. The margin does not — there is no StaffHealth night differential, weekend premium, or short-notice multiplier. A harder shift to fill may cost more because the provider asks for more, never because our share changed.
How the workflow runs
- 1The facility posts an open shift with role, date, time and how many providers it needs.
- 2Available providers request it. The facility reviews who responded.
- 3The facility assigns coverage and manages the shift in the same place.
Assignment stays with the facility. Nobody is sent to a building that did not choose them.
What to ask ShiftKey
- How is the facility price built, and which parts of it can change after a shift is posted?
- Is there a differential for nights, weekends, or short notice — and whose differential is it?
- Who decides which professional works the shift: the facility, the platform, or the professional?
- What does the facility see about a professional before coverage is confirmed?
We have not reproduced ShiftKey’s pricing here because we cannot verify it from the outside. These are the questions whose answers actually decide it.
Which model fits which building
Where StaffHealth fits
A facility that wants to review who is coming, and to know the price before it commits, will find that workflow here.
Where ShiftKey may fit better
A facility that wants shifts filled with as little review as possible may prefer a model that assigns automatically.
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