Medix Launches Travel Allied Staffing Partnership, Filling Critical Imaging Roles Up to 77% Faster

When patients can’t get the care they need, they may seek care elsewhere.

Imaging departments are particularly vulnerable when hard-to-find talent keeps essential services from operating at full capacity. Yet, the cost of travel staffing can make organizations hesitant to explore this solution.

One Illinois-based, multispecialty healthcare organization faced this challenge firsthand. Through its partnership with Medix, it reconsidered the economics of travel allied staffing and found a faster way to fill critical imaging roles.

About the Client

• Illinois-based, multispecialty healthcare organization
• Supported patients across multiple regions and outpatient locations
• Offered a broad range of specialty services and urgent care
• Maintained clinical teams across numerous departments

The Challenge

What began with a need for approximately 30 Medical Assistants (MAs) across the organization’s Illinois locations turned into a larger workforce challenge.

Specialized imaging vacancies were limiting the organization’s ability to serve patients. When patients couldn’t access needed imaging services, they sought care elsewhere, creating lost revenue and putting longstanding patient relationships at risk.

Travel staffing had never been part of the organization’s workforce strategy. Higher bill rates made the model seem too expensive, even as unfilled imaging positions carried their own significant costs.

The Solution

Building on its established partnership, Medix introduced travel allied staffing when the organization faced difficult-to-fill imaging vacancies.

Medix explained how travel talent could address specialized skill shortages in a competitive Illinois market. Just as importantly, the conversation reframed the cost equation: the expense of travel staffing had to be weighed against the revenue lost when patients went elsewhere for care.

Recognizing the broader financial impact, the organization agreed to try travel staffing, marking its first-ever engagement with a travel staffing agency.

Medix partnered closely with HR and practice managers, maintaining transparent communication around market rates, talent availability, and hiring processes. The approach supported hiring across three specialized imaging roles: Echo Technologists, Mammography Technologists, and Certified Radiologic Technologists.

The Results

Medix placed five travel allied professionals, filling specialized imaging positions significantly faster than the 60-day low-end industry benchmark.

• Echo Technologists: Two travelers placed approximately 63% faster than the industry benchmark
• Mammography Technologists: Two travelers placed  27% faster than the industry benchmark
• Certified Radiologic Technologist: One traveler placed 77% faster than the industry benchmark

The partnership also earned strong satisfaction scores, with a client Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 100% and a talent NPS of 80%.

What began with MA hiring grew into a broader workforce partnership. The organization expanded its engagement with Medix to additional hospital sites and departments, including phlebotomy, revenue cycle, and infusion nursing. Practice managers also began proactively advocating for Medix when difficult or long-standing vacancies emerged.

By embracing travel allied staffing, the organization gained a faster way to address critical gaps in coverage. When specialized clinical vacancies put patient access and revenue at risk, the cost of waiting can add up quickly.

Could travel allied staffing help your organization keep critical services moving and patients in your care? Connect with Medix to explore your workforce options.

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