Smart Application and Job Search Tools for Allied Health Professionals on MedTravelers.com Web and Mobile Site

SAN DIEGO, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Med Travelers, a leader in allied travel healthcare staffing and an AMN Healthcare company, announced today the launch of its redesigned and mobile-enabled site, MedTravelers.com. The site features intuitive and easy-to-use job search and application functions with social career tools catered to allied health professionals. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, technicians and other allied health professionals are able to access Med Travelers' exclusive and nationwide travel job opportunities with a personalized approach to managing their job search.

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"We listened to therapists and technicians when they asked for more career choices, more job details and simpler ways to apply for allied jobs—all from one company that is committed to their career," said Ralph Henderson, President of Healthcare Staffing for AMN Healthcare. "Clinicians will benefit from a seamless application experience at MedTravelers.com and enjoy working with some of the most knowledgeable and tenured allied recruiters in the industry."

The time it takes to complete the Med Travelers application was cut in half, and the application has a simplified pagination design and recognizes the candidate on future visits, making it one of the most efficient and easy-to-use applications for allied therapists and technicians today. It is also tied into AMN Healthcare's network of travel companies—giving the candidate even more searching power in today's competitive job market.

Based on extensive research findings regarding career and digital preferences of allied health professionals, MedTravelers.com website and mobile site were designed to incorporate the current trends and preferences for online job searching with smart technology. The new format and features help clinicians connect to more career opportunities with less effort, and the robust clinical travel resources offered on the site help them manage their careers over multiple travel assignments.

The new MedTravelers.com features:

• An enhanced candidate experience allowing better access to Med Travelers jobs from a laptop, tablet or smart phone.
• Career opportunities for allied health clinicians in an easy-to-search format featuring new search technology unique to the clinicians' profile and search preferences.
• The ability to share a job opportunity through dozens of social media outlets.
• A save and resume short application for the job seekers' convenience, allowing candidates to return to the Med Travelers sites with the confidence that their information will be saved in a secure session.
• Easy and secure social profile and resume parser for importing personal and professional information resulting in the quickest application process in the industry.
• Job alerts tailored to the professionals' career goals and location preferences, with e-mail and mobile SMS (text) options.
• Video testimonials from travelers providing peer-to-peer career advice about allied travel options.

"At Med Travelers, we are dedicated to making a career search as easy as possible for our candidates. Our web and mobile sites are compatible across the myriad mobile-enabled devices professionals use to conduct job searches today. We welcome job seekers to watch videos from their peers so they can make decisions about the benefits of an allied travel career, and are constantly improving our sites based on feedback from candidates," added Mr. Henderson.

About Med Travelers

Med Travelers is a leader in allied travel healthcare staffing, matching qualified allied clinicians and healthcare professionals with thousands of temporary travel and local assignments as well as permanent allied career opportunities, all throughout the United States. As a company of AMN Healthcare, Med Travelers holds key relationships with many of the nation's leading healthcare organizations. From physical therapist and PTA jobs to occupational therapist and COTA jobs, from speech-language pathologist jobs to medical technologist positions and other allied positions, clinicians can turn to Med Travelers for exclusive nationwide allied travel job opportunities not found anywhere else. For more information, visit www.medtravelers.com.

About AMN Healthcare

AMN Healthcare is the innovator in healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services to healthcare facilities across the nation. AMN Healthcare's workforce solutions—including managed services programs and recruitment process outsourcing—enable providers to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes within the rapidly evolving healthcare environment. The Company provides unparalleled access to the largest network of quality clinicians and physicians through its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities.  Clients include acute-care hospitals, government facilities, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups and many other healthcare settings. For more information, visit www.amnhealthcare.com.

SOURCE AMN Healthcare