Ep. 51 | Staffing Healthcare Expansions: The Power of RPO
in this episode of Elevate Care, host Kerry Perez sits down with AMN Healthcare leaders JB Tanner and Taryn Coates to explore how Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) offers a strategic, scalable solution for health systems navigating new builds and expansions. JB and Taryn break down a recent major project with a Southwest health system. The organization was planning a $200 million tower edition, requiring over 400 hires in just eight months. By leveraging a dedicated RPO team, they successfully recruited highly specialized pediatric roles while maintaining strict regulatory compliance. The results speak for themselves: 95% of critical roles filled ahead of deadlines, time-to-fill dropped from 78 to 47 days, and the health system saw $2.3 million in labor savings. Tune in to learn how an RPO partnership can seamlessly integrate with your internal talent acquisition team to drive efficiency, secure top talent, and keep your next expansion project on track and under budget.
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Timestamps
[00:00] - Introduction and Case Study
[01:48] - Staffing the Hospital Expansion
[03:18] - What Exactly is Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)?
[04:18] - Advantages of RPO vs. Internal Staffing for Expansions
[06:00] - Exploring ROI and Cost Savings of RPO Partnerships
[08:52] - Strategies for Recruiting Specialized Pediatric Roles
[10:21] - RPO Model Benefits Versus Traditional Staffing Agencies
[13:26] - The Future of Healthcare Expansions and Talent Acquisition
About the Guest
JB Tanner is the Vice President of RPO at AMN Healthcare. With extensive experience in talent acquisition strategy, JB specializes in helping healthcare organizations build scalable recruitment processes that drive long-term success. LinkedIn: 
/ jb-tanner-amn
Taryn Coates serves as the Vice President of Business Development at AMN Healthcare. She leads recruitment teams through complex hospital expansions, ensuring alignment with strategic timelines and organizational goals to deliver high-quality patient care. LinkedIn: / taryncoates
About Kerry Perez
Kerry Perez leads the design and development of enterprise strategy in addition to overseeing Marketing, Corporate Communications, and Creative Services. Ms. Perez joined AMN Healthcare in 2007 and has held various roles during her tenure, including recruitment, marketing, innovation, strategy, and M&A. She most recently served as the company’s Vice President of Enterprise Strategy. She also stood up AMN Healthcare's Diligence and Integration Management Office, which led the strategic and functional integration of new acquisitions to drive synergy. She was named among Staffing Industry Analyst’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2021, and she hosts the AMN Healthcare podcast, Elevate Care.
Ms. Perez maintains the guiding principles of being customer-obsessed, thinking big, and delivering results. She has a passion for mentoring emerging leaders and building effective teams. Ms. Perez holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of California at Santa Barbara. For more than four years, she has served on the board of Dallas-based nonprofit CitySquare, which focuses on fighting the causes and effects of poverty. Connect with Kerry.