VISTA Staffing Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of temporary physician staffing, has been awarded a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract to provide professional healthcare staffing services for government healthcare facilities across the nation.
The new contract is a multiple award schedule and vastly simplifies the process of contracting for temporary physician staffing in government healthcare facilities, according to Kevin B. Huish, Government Sales Manager for VISTA Staffing Solutions.
"Under the FSS contract, selected vendors are pre-approved based on their demonstrated ability to provide quality service, their financial stability, and their commitment to follow national standards for credentialing physicians and maintain adequate levels of malpractice insurance," Huish says. "This frees facilities to focus on finding the best physicians to fill their short- and long-term staff vacancies."
The new contract will also reduce the lead time required to arrange for physician coverage and administrative costs associated with contracting. "The thing that pleases us most about this contract," Huish continues, "is that it allows facilities to select a vendor based on ’best value.’ We place a great deal of emphasis on the quality of the physicians we place and our level of service, and believe this will continue to translate into the best value for our government clients."
Physicians who work with VISTA in temporary assignments (called locum tenens physicians) will also benefit from the contract because it opens up additional opportunities nationwide. Government facilities recognize any state medical license.
The FSS contract covers professional and allied healthcare staffing services for all federal healthcare facilities, including Veterans’ Administration, Indian Health Service, and Department of Defense facilities.
For more on the Federal Supply Schedule Contract for Professional and Allied Healthcare Staffing Services, go to www.fss.gsa.gov.
About VISTA Staffing Solutions
VISTA Staffing Solutions (www.vistastaff.com) is a leading provider of temporary physician staffing and permanent physician search services. Founded in 1990, the employee-owned company helps hospitals, medical practices and government agencies solve their physician staffing challenges. VISTA is the only agency that offers short- and long-term domestic jobs, international work opportunities, and permanent placement for physicians. The company is a founding member of the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO).
