Jackson & Coker's "Client First" Policy Named Key in Endorsement by the Texas Hospital Association (THA)

ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson & Coker, a division of Jackson Healthcare and leader in permanent and locum tenens physician staffing for over 30 years, today announced that it has been endorsed as the exclusive partner for permanent and locum tenens physician staffing by the Texas Hospital Association (THA) and its marketing subsidiary, HealthSHARE. The agreement spans five years and covers Jackson & Coker, as well as parent Jackson Healthcare's additional 11 operating divisions.

Jackson & Coker's new approach to the traditional physician-staffing model played an important part in the THA's rigorous selection process. In short, five key ideals resonated with THA management and helped Jackson & Coker rise above industry competitors:

• Replacing direct mail with alternate, successful procurement methods that provide immediate exposure to recruitment efforts
• All-inclusive monthly Invoicing in favor of unpredictable hourly billings
• Search to recruiter ratio the lowest in the industry
• An unrivaled commitment to customer satisfaction
• A locum tenens staffing option that offers immediate coverage during a permanent physician search

"Physician recruitment is at the top of every hospital's wish list. At the Texas Hospital Association, we are looking to provide our hospitals with a new kind of choice in physician staffing – a company quicker to the market, more cost-effective, and committed to client satisfaction. We found all that and more in Jackson & Coker," said Jim Dixon, president and CEO of HealthSHARE, the marketing subsidiary of the THA. "Most importantly, Jackson & Coker provides a willingness to look beyond traditional methods and processes and put the needs of clients first. That fact is revolutionary in the physician recruiting industry and played a key role in our endorsement."

Jackson & Coker already provides its "clients first" permanent and locum tenens physician staffing to Texas Hospitals. The company is looking to broaden its relationship with Texas hospitals through the THA endorsement and provide a benchmark for changing the way physician recruiting and staffing is accomplished in the U.S.

"The Texas Hospital Association's endorsement of Jackson & Coker as their exclusive partner for permanent and locum tenens physician staffing is a huge win for us and a strong testament to our longevity and solid reputation in this business. WHY they chose us is the story," said Tony Stajduhar, president of the Permanent Recruitment Division, Jackson & Coker. "At Jackson & Coker we are working to transform perceptions in the physician recruitment industry – eliminating tired, ineffective, and unpopular processes and shifting the focus to complete client satisfaction. That's a pretty tall order, but we consider it our goal to continue to rise to this challenge... and we will."

For more information on Jackson & Coker or their "clients first" initiatives, please visit the website: www.jacksoncoker.com.

About the Texas Hospital Association

Founded in 1930, the Texas Hospital Association is the leadership organization and principal advocate for the state's hospitals and health care systems. Based in Austin, THA enhances its members' abilities to improve accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Texans. One of the largest hospital associations in the country, THA represents more than 85 percent of the state's acute-care hospitals and health care systems, which employ some 365,000 health care professionals statewide. Learn more about THA at www.tha.org or follow THA on Twitter at http://twitter.com/texashospitals.

About Jackson & Coker

Jackson & Coker believes that all hospitals, clinics, physician practices, and patients should have access to a physician whether for a day, a lifetime, or any of life's changes in between.  For over three decades, Jackson & Coker has been uniting physicians and hospitals to ensure that all patients' needs are met by providing physicians for as little as a day and as long as a lifetime.  The firm specializes in doctor opportunities for physicians at any stage of their professional career.

Headquartered in metro Atlanta, the physician recruitment firm has earned a reputation for placing exceptionally qualified candidates in commercial and government practice opportunities.  Recruiters work in two divisions of the company:  Permanent Placement, which places providers in over 40 medical specialties in permanent placement jobs, and locum tenens, a staffing model that recruits medical providers (physicians and CRNAs) for temporary vacancies.  Jackson & Coker's in-house client credentialing specialists perform comprehensive credentialing services that adhere to the highest industry standards, with a dedicated individual for each specialty team.   

Jackson & Coker is ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts in its size category as the #5 "Best Staffing Firms to Work For."  For more information, please visit www.jacksoncoker.com.

SOURCE Jackson & Coker