For healthcare employers right now, hiring is the toughest it’s ever been. The demand for skilled allied health professionals has skyrocketed, yet finding and keeping reliable and trainable talent remains a constant struggle.
Today’s allied healthcare worker shortage
As an employer of allied healthcare workers, you know the reality of the talent shortage better than anyone. Workers are needed. But, job openings are only one challenge to contend with. Good staff are burning out and leaving (even job-hopping in search of better pay and stability) because…
- Heavy workloads push allied health workers to their limits
- Emotional and physical stress wears them down
- Chronic understaffing makes already tough jobs even harder
These challenges hurt the entire operation, negatively impacting patient care capabilities, workplace morale, and your bottom line. But, what if there were a better way to attract and retain dedicated workers who feel invested in their work, stay longer, and bring their best every day?
At AlliedUP Co-op, we offer an innovative employment approach that is changing the game for employers like you.
What is an allied health staffing cooperative?
A staffing cooperative like AlliedUP is a worker-owned organization that provides talent solutions to care networks, skilled nursing facilities, and local clinics while ensuring its members—the workers themselves—earn fair wages, compensated benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
While similar to traditional staffing agencies and MSP’s (Managed Service Providers) in connecting professionals with employers, staffing cooperatives operate with a fundamentally different purpose by prioritizing and supporting their worker-members in ways that result in delivering exceptional value to employers:
✅ Sense of Ownership: Co-ops are owned by their members, sharing a stake in the success and stability of the company and of their employers, whereas traditional staffing firmly focuses on replacing turnover for higher shareholder profits.
✅ Voice in Operations: As a co-op, worker-members have a voice in major decision-making and profit distribution. Staffing firm employees have little say in company policies.
✅ Providing Purpose: Membership supports co-op workers both financially and in their career, resulting in workers who are dialed-in and able to focus undistracted on patient needs rather than their own.
How a staffing co-op provides a hiring edge
Allied healthcare employers can achieve transformative hiring outcomes by embracing the co-op approach, including:
✔️ Higher Retention: Workers in a co-op generally earn a true living wage, receive fairer benefits, and feel a stronger sense of belonging—leading to greater job satisfaction, retention, and on-site performance.
✔️ Better-Qualified Talent: By reinvesting company earnings into member programs, AlliedUP ensures you are getting the highest skilled and most motivated professionals in your facility.
✔️ Increased Commitment: When you succeed, they succeed. Co-op members have a direct stake in their workplace performance, making them more loyal and engaged.
✔️ Balanced Pricing: AlliedUP doesn’t charge the same high markups as traditional staffing firms (or any, in the case of our contract-to-hire) resulting in cost-effective hiring that makes sense.
Got co-op questions? We’ve got answers!
Does hiring through a staffing co-op mean collective bargaining?
Nope! Co-ops act as independent staffing providers, with its worker-members making wage and policy decisions within the co-op—not through employer negotiations.
Will an allied health staffing co-op cost me more?
Not if they’re doing it right! Traditional staffing firms continually mark up costs to meet shareholder and investor earnings expectations. AlliedUP reinvests earnings directly into operations, worker benefits, and career training, resulting in better-quality staff at rates that remain balanced and competitive.
Can I still scale staffing up or down as needed?
Absolutely! Just like traditional staffing firms,staffing co-ops provide flexible and scalable workforce solutions tailored to your needs.
Ready to try something new?If you’re tired of high turnover, unpredictable staffing, and constantly competing for talent, consider the co-op model. At AlliedUP, we give you access to skilled, motivated, and committed healthcare professionals—Medical Assistants, CNA’s, LVN’s, techs, specialists, and more—while offering a truly sustainable approach to workforce management.
Reach out to our allied health team at cl***************@******up.com to learn more, and let’s work together to build the stronger, more resilient team your organization deserves!
