Uniti Med – Travel Nursing Company Profile
Uniti Med is a rapidly growing, award winning healthcare staffing company based in Omaha, Nebraska. They staff acute care nursing, allied, long term care and Advanced Practice professionals nationwide. We’ll provide a detailed overview of Unit Med in this article so healthcare professionals can see why we think they should consider Uniti Med for their next travel assignment.
Uniti Med’s Founding
Uniti Med’s cofounders, Rich Andersen and Elsa Meyer, both had vast experience in the staffing industry prior to starting the company in 2021. Rich has over 30 years of experience in the staffing industry with 15 years in the medical staffing industry. He is also a serial entrepreneur in the space. He was the original CEO for Fusion Medical Staffing, Atlas MedStaff and Ventura MedStaff.
Elsa has over 25 years of experience in the staffing industry. She met Rich 18 years ago when she worked for his company Goldstar Global, an international staffing firm that specialized in executive recruiting. Elsa also worked at Atlas MedStaff and was the VP and Partner at Ventura MedStaff.
While working together, Rich and Elsa would sometimes take walks to get some exercise while talking shop. They deeply appreciated that they had worked with some really great healthcare staffing companies. However, they both saw the opportunity and felt the calling to build a staffing firm that was truly driven from the heart.
The Medical Staffing Agency with Heart
As a result, the two set out to lay the ground work for a healthcare staffing company with a culture of integrity, an appreciation of people and positivity. They founded Uniti Med with the slogan, “The Medical Staffing Agency with Heart”. To ensure that these concepts permeated the highest levels of the organization, the leadership team adopted the slogan, “Leading with heart” as their own guiding principle.
So, what proof do we have the company is following these lofty principles? For starters, they listen to their travelers. Day 1 insurance emerged as one of the frequently sought-after benefits among travelers, reflecting a common preference voiced by their travelers. They wanted to prioritize the immediate health needs in the traveling community so in Jan 2024, Uniti Med was able to offer this benefit to any traveler taking an assignment. Uniti Med understands the importance of needing insurance on day 1 of your assignment, they listened to the travelers voice and are meeting the needs of traveling healthcare professionals.
Additionally, the first Director level position the company hired for was the Director of Culture. Most companies would hire for a Director of Business Development or some other position that would be directly accretive to the bottom line. Instead, Uniti Med chose to invest in their principles and, more importantly, their people.
As the Director of Culture, Micaela Zimmer promotes an inclusive environment that gives all individuals team members the opportunity to be themselves, teach each other, volunteer, and give back to their community. Her role has helped create Uniti Med’s identity in the corporate office.
Uniti Med’s Charitable and Volunteer Work
Uniti Med does a lot of charitable volunteer work. The Director of Culture schedules at least one volunteering opportunity per month and the leadership team routinely participates.
For example, team members got together for Earth Day to help clean a local park in an underserved community that is known for dumping large items like tires and furniture. They’ve also stocked products at a women’s care facility.
Team members even volunteered for the Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics. They got sponsors and jumped in a lake in February in Omaha, Nebraska to raise money for the charity. The team didn’t stop there. They also volunteered to help with the local Special Olympic events.
Additional volunteering that the company has done includes Habitat for Humanity, volunteering at their local food banks, serving food at local area shelters, and volunteering at local skilled nursing facilities.
These volunteer activities give team members an opportunity to bond outside of work. They also help team members stay grounded, humble and thankful.
Uniti Med’s Commitment to Employee Health
However, Uniti Med understands that appreciating their people doesn’t stop there. They also strongly believe that the company must provide team members with opportunities to keep their bodies healthy. To that end, Unit Med offers a host of great options.
For example, Uniti Med has a gym onsite so their team members can quickly and conveniently grab some exercise. They also have a couple of meditation rooms. They even have a Chiropractor who visits to provide services on site.
Uniti Med also offers various food services for their team members. For example, they have a chef on staff for cooking breakfast daily. The company caters lunch twice a week. They even have a “wellness fridge” that is stocked with healthy options.
Uniti Med Earns Recognition
While all of this sounds, and is, amazing, the real proof comes in the form of the awards that Uniti Med has received and the reviews that Unit Med’s employees have been leaving them. For example, Uniti Med received the “Great Place to Work-Certified designation” for 2023. 97% of employees responded that Uniti Med is a great place to work compared to the average company’s 57%. 100% of surveyed employees responded that they felt welcomed when they first joined the company. 99% believe that management shows appreciation for great work and extra hours.
Uniti Med also made the Staffing Industry Analyst’s (SIA) list of Best Staffing Firms to Work for in 2023. In this case, internal employees and contracted employees complete surveys that SIA uses to rank the companies. It is highly competitive with most companies in the industry vying to get on the list.
Moreover, ClearlyRated recognized Uniti Med with ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Award. In surveying Unit Med’s clinicians, ClearlyRated found that over 88% of Uniti Med’s placed clinicians gave Uniti Med a satisfaction score of 9 or 10 which is significantly higher than the industry average of 45%.
Uniti Med has also received recognition in their local community. Baird Holm LLP named Uniti Med as a winner of their Best Places to Work in Omaha award based on a survey of Uniti Med’s internal staff.
Uniti Med also has excellent review scores on the major employment review websites. For example, they currently have an average of 5 stars on Indeed with 75 reviews. They currently have an average of 4.9 stars on Google with 103 reviews.
Uniti Med’s Commitment to Employee Appreciation
At Uniti Med they value their clinicians. For example, while the company is still small relative to their larger counterparts, they are already investing in a highly competitive benefits package. Additional benefits for clinicians include Enterprise and National Rental car discounts, hotel discounts at various hotel chains, 401K that starts right away, loyalty bonuses, referral bonuses, and more.
Uniti Med recently added coverage for domestic partnerships for all employees. They also recently began offering a Healthcare Traveler Employee Assistance program. This benefit provides convenient access to in-person and virtual counseling, legal services, financial services, identity theft protection and more. Those who opt in will have access to the service’s 24-hour hotline.
Uniti Med’s leadership team also strongly believes that people must receive appreciation in order to truly feel appreciated. To that end, the company holds a weekly “MVP Meeting”. They accomplish several things in this meeting. However, the most important component is where team members provide kudos to their colleagues. In this session, team members share stories about the hard work, assistance and support they’ve received from their colleagues.
It’s clear that Uniti Med is delivering world class service to all their employees. They are well worth considering for your next travel healthcare assignment!
