AMN Healthcare Certifications & Awards

Healthcare Awards and Industry Recognition

In addition to being recognized as a leader in healthcare staffing and workforce management, AMN has decades of innovation and thought leadership in the healthcare staffing industry and has been recognized by some of the most prestigious organizations in the healthcare industry — and beyond.

2017

• September 2017: AMN Healthcare ranked #11 on Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies list
  The Fortune report ranks publicly traded companies based on three years’ growth in revenues, profits, and stock returns.
• September 2017: B.E. Smith recognized as Modern Healthcare’s 2017 Top Executive Search Firm
  Modern Healthcare's 2017 annual report ranks the top 25 recruitment firms by number of senior-level healthcare executive placements in 2016.
• September 2017: AMN Healthcare RPO named to 2017 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen lists
  Modern Healthcare's 2017 annual report ranks the top 25 recruitment firms by number of senior-level healthcare executive placements in 2016.
• September 2017: Susan Salka named to Staffing Industry Analysts Global Power 100 Women in Staffing list
  Now in its third year, this list honors policymakers, businesspersons, technologists, crusaders, and other industry leaders. But there’s one thing they have in common: A love for promoting and shaping talent.
• August 2017: Board Member Andy Stern named Advocate of the Year by Texas Healthcare Trustees
  The award recognizes Andy Stern for his leadership, dedication, and commitment in advocating for hospitals, health systems, and the community at large.
• August 2017: The California Diversity Council Honors Susan Salka with the 2017 Healthcare Excellence award
  The Healthcare Excellence award is reserved for individuals who demonstrate an extraordinary and unfailing commitment to diversity and inclusion in the healthcare industry.
• July 2017: Landry Seedig and Cody Burch Named to Staffing Industry Analysts 40 Under 40 List
  Staffing Industry Analysts’ new 40 Under 40 list honoring the workforce ecosystem’s up-and-coming leaders is now online.
• July 2017: Susan Salka Mentioned in CEO Connection’s List of Most Influential Women of the Mid Market
  This list recognizes the women who are influencing change, innovation, and standards for excellence within mid-market companies (with revenue between $100 million and $3 billion).
• June 2017: AMN Healthcare named to HRO Today Baker’s Best list of top MSP providers
  HRO Today rankings are focused exclusively on healthcare and are decided according to customer satisfaction ratings.
• May 2017: AMN and BJC HealthCare Awarded HRO Today Partnership in Recruiting Excellence
  The award honors the high-achieving BJC HealthCare and AMN Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partnership, which reduced contingent labor costs and improved recruitment efficiency to fill critical nursing needs at the healthcare provider.
• May 2017: Julie Hubbard Honored at San Diego Business Journal Top Tech Awards
  The Top Tech Exec Awards honor outstanding technology executives who work in San Diego, as nominated by their peers and clients. Nominees and honorees who meet the specified criteria, as determined by an independent panel of judges, are recognized at the Top Tech Exec Awards each May in San Diego.
• March 2017: AMN Healthcare named to 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare
  The list recognizes 100 exemplary leaders of healthcare providers, government agencies, insurers, and companies with successful track records leading their organizations.
• March 2017: Susan Salka named to Becker’s Hospital Review 100 Great Healthcare Leaders to Know list
  The Top Tech Exec Awards honor outstanding technology executives who work in San Diego, as nominated by their peers and clients. Nominees and honorees who meet the specified criteria, as determined by an independent panel of judges, are recognized at the Top Tech Exec Awards each May in San Diego.
• February 2017: Peak Health Solutions named Category Leader in 2017 Best in KLAS report
  The Best in KLAS report recognizes the outstanding efforts of vendors to help healthcare professionals deliver better patient care.
• February 2017: AMN Healthcare President Ralph Henderson named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 100 Most Influential People in Staffing
  The North America Staffing 100 list is an aggregation of the 100 individuals who have influenced the world of work. The editorial team at Staffing Industry Analysts reviews the nominations and makes the final determination of who makes the list.
• February 2017: AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka named to Inaugural Staffing Industry Analysts Hall of Fame
  The 2017 Hall of Fame includes 29 industry luminaries who stand out to their peers and the ecosystem. The editorial team at Staffing Industry Analysts reviews the nominations and makes the final determination of who makes the list.

2016

• December 2016: Ralph Henderson and Dan White named 2016 HRO Today Magazine Provider Superstars
  Each year, the editorial team at HRO Today highlights the transformative leadership of a carefully selected group of HR executives.
• November 2016: AMN Healthcare Named to Training Magazine 2017 Training Top 125 List
  Now in its 17th year, the ranking is based on myriad benchmarking statistics, such as total training budget, percentage of payroll, number of training hours per employee program, and more.
• October 2016: AMN Healthcare received Most Ethical, Trustworthy & Reliable Company commendation from Ohio Hospital Association’s OHA Solutions
  The commendation was given during the OHA Solutions staffing program where member hospitals and staffing agencies from around the state gathered to discuss trends and continuing changes within the health care staffing industry.
• October 2016: Susan Salka named to Staffing Industry Analysts Global Power 100 Women in Staffing List
  Now in its second year, this list honors policymakers, businesspersons, technologists, crusaders, and other industry leaders. But there’s one thing they have in common: A love for promoting and shaping talent.
• October 2016: AMN Healthcare awarded 2016 Platinum PR Award for Research & Measurement
  The Platinum PR Awards recognize the year’s most outstanding communicators, initiatives and organizations in the competitive PR arena. These coveted awards set a benchmark for excellence in communications.
• September 2016: Dawn Anderson, VP Client & Corporate Marketing, Named 2016 Communicator of the Year by Health Care Communicators of San Diego
  Known as the COTY award, the recognition honors an individual who has made a lasting impact by advancing the profession of health care communications not only within their organization, but to the industry as a whole.
• September 2016: AMN Healthcare Awarded 2016 Genius Award from American Staffing Association
  AMN Healthcare was named a 2016 ASA Genius Award winner in the social media category.
• August 2016 – Susan Salka ranked as one of the Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market by CEO Connections
  This new ranking was designed to bring awareness to an underrepresented group within the mid-market. The list recognizes the women who are influencing change, innovation, and standards for excellence within mid-market companies (with revenue between $100 million and $3 billion). Honorees are evaluated by: Annual Revenue, Number of Employees, First Impression on Social Media and Community Involvement.
• July 2016: AMN Healthcare General Counsel Denise Jackson Named One of Top 50 Women Lawyers by National Diversity Council.
  Organized in 2008, the National Diversity Council is committed to fostering a learning environment for organizations to grow and leverage their knowledge of diversity.
• July 2016: AMN Healthcare Awarded Joint Commission Re-certification Through June 2018.
  The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to providing qualified and competent health care professionals.
• July 2016: AMN Healthcare ranked among 2016 Largest Staffing Firms in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts.
  AMN Healthcare retained its place as the largest healthcare staffing firm in the United States, with 11% market share in 2015 by our estimates.
• June 2016: AMN Healthcare Recognized as Exemplary in the NYSE Governance, Risk and Compliance Leadership Awards
  AMN Healthcare won the award for transparent and detailed disclosure of leadership compensation decision-making that shows clearly how executive compensation is linked to company performance.
• June 2016: AMN Healthcare and Aegis Therapies Win Staffing Partnership Award from HRO Today
  AMN Healthcare and Aegis Therapies won the Partnership in Staffing Excellence award in the 2016 HRO Today Services and Technology Association Awards.
• June 2016: AMN Healthcare recognized as one of Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in North America for the Fourth Time
  This award recognizes top employers in North America that display leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces.
• June 2016: AMN Healthcare Awarded Communications or PR Campaign of the Year With a Social Media Focus
  AMN Healthcare’s Use of Social Media to Drive Awareness of Impending Changes to the Nursing Profession and Healthcare Industry.
• May 2016: AMN Healthcare Named to the HRO Today 2016 Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings: Managed Service Programs
  This award recognizes the top 50 employers in North America based on the Eight Elements of Employee Engagement: Leadership, Communication, Culture, Rewards & Recognition, Professional & Personal Growth, Accountability & Performance, Vision & Values and Corporate Social Responsibility.
• March 2016: AMN Healthcare named to 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare
  AMN Healthcare has been named to the 2016 list of "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" by Becker's Hospital Review. The list features both U.S. healthcare provider organizations, such as hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgical centers and home health agencies, as well as other types of healthcare-specific companies, like consulting firms, health IT vendors, medical societies and more.
• March 2016: Brian Scott Receives CFO of the Year Award
  Brian Scott, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for AMN Healthcare, has been named 2016 CFO of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal. The 10th Annual CFO of the Year Award was presented to CFOs and financial managers from across San Diego for their fiscal leadership and diligent oversight of their organizations and their bottom lines.
• March 2016: AMN Healthcare Board Member Mark Foletta Receives CFO Lifetime Achievement Award
  The Lifetime Achievement Award is being given to Foletta for his "deep and rich career guiding the financial success for multiple companies," according to the Business Journal.
• February 2016: AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka and President Ralph Henderson named to Staffing Industry Analysts’ 100 Most Influential People in Staffing
  The North America Staffing 100 list is an aggregation of the 100 individuals who have influenced the world of work. The editorial team at Staffing Industry Analysts reviews the nominations and makes the final determination of who makes the list.
• February 2016: Susan Salka Recognized as 2016 Most Admired CEO
  CEO and President Susan Salka has been named the 2016 Most Admired CEO at a Large, Publically Held Company by the San Diego Business Journal. This event recognizes our local industry leaders’ great achievements within their companies and in the community.  

2015

• November 2015: Mark Smith Named to the “Dallas 500”
  Mark Smith, president of Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s leading physician search and consulting firm and a company of AMN Healthcare, has been named to the “Dallas 500”, a list of the 500 most powerful business executives in Dallas-Fort Worth as compiled by D Magazine.
• November 2015: AMN Healthcare Honored With 4 Stevie Awards
  AMN received awards in 4 categories at the 2015 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, including Woman of the Year Silver Winner (Susan Salka, CEO), Female Executive of the Year Gold Winner (Jeanette Sanchez, CIO) and Bronze Winner (Julie Fletcher, CTO), and Communications or PR Campaign of the Year (Team Esperanza Guatemala Mission).
• November 2015: AMN Healthcare big winners at 2015 Corporate Governance Awards
  Governance and compliance teams from GE, AMN Healthcare, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, PepsiCo, and others take top honors at Corporate Secretary’s eighth annual awards.
• June 2015: AMN Healthcare Receives HFMA Peer Review Designation
  The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) recently reviewed the AMN Healthcare Managed Services Program (MSP) using the Peer Review process. After undergoing the rigorous review, our MSP has been awarded the “Peer Reviewed by HFMA^®” designation.
• June 2015: AMN Healthcare's Jeanette Sanchez Named One of San Diego's Top Tech Execs
  The 2015 Top Tech Exec Awards celebrate outstanding information technology executives, selected by their peers, who bolster San Diego's business, academic, governmental and non-profit communities and play a key leadership role in keeping companies accelerating on a daily basis.  
• June 2015: AMN Healthcare Wins NYSE Governance, Risk and Compliance Leadership Award
  At the New York Stock Exchange's Second Annual Governance, Risk and Compliance Leadership Awards yesterday, AMN received the award for "Best Governance, Risk and Compliance Program at Small to Mid-Cap Company"  
• February 2015: Ralph Henderson and Dan White named to the 2014 HRO Today Superstars list
  Ralph Henderson and Dan White of AMN Healthcare are both named to the 2014 HRO Today Superstars list of industry leaders that have demonstrated forward thinking and transformative actions in the field of HR.
• January 2015: AMN Healthcare Received Top Workplace Award
  AMN Healthcare recognized as one of Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ for Third Time

2014

• October 2014: Denise Jackson of AMN Healthcare Named San Diego Business Journal's 2014 General Council of the Year
  This 2nd annual award recognizes excellence in the In-House Counsel community with San Diego. Denise Jackson was named a finalist in 2013.
• September 2014: AMN is ranked the largest healthcare staffing company in the United States by Staffing Industry Analysts
  AMN retained its top position, constituting about 10 percent of the market at an estimated $9.8 billion
• July 2014: AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka Named Director of the Year for Corporate Citizenship 
  The Corporate Citizenship award recognizes a director who has fostered awareness and implementation of community responsibility using the resources of the company, and by developing a corporate culture and team members who support the community.
• May 2014: AMN named one of San Diego Business Journal's Healthiest Companies 
  This award highlights San Diego's most forward-thinking organizations that have strategically embraced wellness and prioritized a healthy workforce as integral components of their business plans. AMN placed 3rd in the Large Company category.
• May 2014: Denise Jackson, AMN General Counsel and SVP, named a finalist in the Athena San Diego Pinnacle Award
  Athena San Diego’s Pinnacle Awards recognize women, men, companies/organizations and educators who personify Athena San Diego’s mission of fostering the personal and professional growth of women through mentoring, education, recognition, and leadership training thereby enhancing competitiveness and opportunity in the San Diego business community.
• April 2014: AMN presented with Novation's Compliance and Integrity Award
  AMN was chosen of all Novation's suppliers to receive the Compliance and Integrity Award for excellence in 2013.  
• March 2014: AMN Named One of "100 Trustworthy Companies" by Forbes
  AMN Healthcare was ranked in the top 100 most trustworthy companies out of 8,000 publicly traded companies evaluated.    

2013

• December 2013: AMN recognized as one of Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces for the Second Time
  "This annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation in engaging their employees. The list honors 50 companies in the U.S. and 50 companies in Canada." 
• December 2013: AMN Healthcare CEO Susan Salka Recognized as "Top Influential" in San Diego Business Community
  Susan Salka was named one of San Diego's "Top Influentials" in The Daily Transcript | San Diego Source, an award that recognizes individuals who have contributed to the public discussion, were newsmakers throughout the year, serve as opinion leaders within the community and/or led their enterprises to a special accomplishment. This is the second time she has been honored.
• November 2013: eHealthcare Leadership Award
  The AMN corporate website was recognized as a recipient in the 14^th Annual eHealthcare Leadership Awards for “Best Overall Internet Site.”   
• September 2013: AMN Healthcare Recruitment Process Outsourcing Program Ranked Best in Category   
  AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (NYSE: AMN), the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and largest provider of staffing services in the nation, has been recognized by HRO Today as the winner of the inaugural healthcare Baker’s Dozen Award for outstanding quality and customer service of its Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) program.   
• September 2013: Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Staffing 100
  Showcasing those people who have made a difference not just to the industry but to the millions of people they have helped to find work.
•  August 2013: American Staffing Association (ASA) Care Award
   AMN Healthcare has been awarded the American Staffing Association’s “Care Award” for our participation in a mission trip to Guatemala in April 2013.
• June 2013: Web Health Award
  AMN Healthcare Services, the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and largest provider of staffing services in the nation, has been recognized as a Merit recipient in the 2013 Web Health Awards for its corporate website, www.amnhealthcare.com.

2012

•  October 2012: Susan Salka named 2012 Woman of the Year by San Diego Magazine
  "Under her direction, the company has achieved industry leading growth and earned the #1 market position by building its reputation for placing the highest quality clinicians with clients in San Diego and across the country."
• October 2012: Novation selected AMN/Staff Care as its exclusive locums and locums MSP provider
  Novation, the healthcare industry's leading supply chain expertise and contracting company for the members of VHA Inc., UHC, Children's Hospital Association, and Provista LLC, has selected Staff Care, an AMN Healthcare company, as their single-source provider for temporary physician staffing, also known as locums and locum tenens managed services.
• October 2012: Bob Livonius elected chairman of the American Staffing Association (ASA)
  Bob Livonius, President of Strategic Workforce Solutions for AMN Healthcare, is elected American Staffing Association (ASA) Chairman of the Board — the first time a healthcare staffing executive has been named to the position.
• August 2012: AMN recognized as one of Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
  "This annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation in engaging their employees. The list honors 50 companies in the U.S. and 50 companies in Canada."  
• April 2012: Susan Salka named finalist for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
  "The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities."  
• February 2012: AMN named Novation's 2011 "Purchased Services Supplier of the Year"
  "These awards are given in recognition of an organization's superior service and resulting value provided to the members served by Novation."  
• Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) 2012 rankings
  Known for its independence and objectivity, Staffing Industry Analysts is the global advisor on contingent work, offering proprietary research, data, tools, publications, and conferences to support decision-makers buying temporary staffing.  

• AMN ranked as the largest healthcare staffing firm in the U.S.  
• AMN ranked #1 in Travel Nurse Staffing
• AMN Susan Salka, Ralph Henderson and Bob Livonius ranked among 2012 Staffing 100, SIA's list of the 100 most influential people in the staffing industry

2011

• June 23, 2011 – The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) recently reviewed AMN Healthcare Managed Services Program (MSP) using the Peer Review Process.  After undergoing the rigorous review, AMN MSP was granted the “Peer Reviewed by HFMA®” designation.  
• Exemplary Award, ("Women Who Mean Business"), San Diego Business Journal — Susan Salka, President and CEO of AMN Healthcare 
• AMN Susan Salka and Bob Livonius named among the 2011 Staffing 100, SIA's list of the 100 most influential people in the staffing industry

2010

• Healthcare Top Influential, San Diego Daily Transcript — Susan Salka, President and CEO of AMN Healthcare
• Monty Award, San Diego State University for accomplished alumni — Susan Salka, President and CEO of AMN Healthcare
• Director of the Year for Companies in Transition by the Corporate Directors Forum — Douglas D. Wheat, chairman, AMN Healthcare

2008

• San Diego's Most Admired Public Company CEO, San Diego Business Journal — Susan Salka, President and CEO of AMN Healthcare
• Online News Award - San Diego Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (NurseZone)

2007

• Athena Corporate Pinnacle Award 2007 (Leadership in expanding opportunities for San Diego’s women)
• San Diego SHRM Workplace Excellence – Medallion Winner
• Top 25 California-based Public Companies with the Highest Proportion of Women in Leadership — UC Davis Graduate School of Management
• Online News Award - San Diego Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (NurseZone)

2006

• Top 25 California-based Public Companies with the Highest Proportion of Women in Leadership — UC Davis Graduate School of Management
• Finest Awards - Health Care Communicators of San Diego (NurseZone)
• Outstanding Corporate Growth, San Diego Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth

2005

• Finest Awards - Health Care Communicators of San Diego (NurseZone)
• National Public Service Award from the American Staffing Association — AMN Healthcare community service program, AMN Cares

2004

• San Diego SHRM Workplace Excellence – Medallion Winner
• eHealthcare Leadership Awards (NurseZone)
• Golden Web Award (NurseZone)
• Workplace Excellence Award, San Diego Society for Human Resources.

2003

• Awards of Excellence and Merit - American Staffing Association Communications
• Journalism Awards - Society of Professional Journalists (NurseZone)
• Finest Awards - Health Care Communicators of San Diego (NurseZone)
• Golden Web Award (NurseZone)
• Pinnacle Awards - Sigma Theta Tau International - (NurseZone)

2002

• Award of Merit - American Staffing Association Communications
• Awards for Excellence - Society of Professional Journalists (NurseZone)
• Finest Awards - Health Care Communicators of San Diego (NurseZone)